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On 11-26-07 I posted a blog (see blog) about a diving fatality which occured to a woman on her honeymoon to Australia's Great Reef (MSD scooped NBC!) There were some strange circumstances surrounding the fatality, but I personally think the husband was not involved. The media and the authorities are just building a big case against the husband. I think both husband and wife were poorly trained and inexperienced divers who were in conditions that exceeded there training experience and someone died! I think the guy is telling a confused version of what happened because he is afraid to show the world that he could't save his wife in 40-feet of water. What is your opinion?
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I would like to think that I would rescue my wife first, ! (somedays maybe not) I'm interested to hear more!!!!
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Going upon your original posting, there seem to be a some issues in the wifes' death. Your original porting indicated that the husband was rescue certified but left her rescue to other divers. Plus there is the question of if the wifes' air was turned on. I would like to see an update on those issues before I say that the husband is innocent of any wrong doing
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I am just going to play the devils advocate in this post! Last year in the Bahamas I was onboard a boat where a diving INSTRUCTOR was unable to perform a basic concious diver on the surface rescue and I jumped in to perform the rescue. Someone may have a rescue certification, but as most instructors know, that doesn't necessarily ensure competency. I just was just aboard a liveaboard in mid April where the crew failed to fill one of the clients tank before a dive and the client almost jumped over the side with no air in their tank on a 100-foot wall dive. A certification card doesn't necessarily guarantee competency. The wife was trained in a quarry and now diving in the open ocean with heavy current. After a long lay off a Master divers skills decline and I have seen advanced certified divers float 3 miles away from a boat in heavy current. Who really knows what happened.
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I have to somewhat agree with Captain Darrick. who knows what really went on. I think that the husband may be trying to cover his incompetency from his family and the world and just got caught up in inconsistancies in his statement which would be suspicious. There is no doubt that there are a lot of card carring divers that are not competent at their level of certification (thank internet training for that). I personally have on several occasions forgot to turn on my air only to be helped before jumping in by an attentive divemaster ( don't tell me all of you haven't done that one.Or how about being bungee corded to the boat and trying to get up?) One time I was on a boat with a diver who only turned on his air partially and the valve closed while he was slidding down a downline in heavy current. The diver had to abort the dive and safely made it to the surface. It is hard to tell how people will react in emergency situations there is no set response it will differ with each individual.
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It's been said here on the island:
Once a PADI Professional, always a waiter/ waitress!!!!
Take a little class, buy some cool T-shirts, 2lb. watch,
2 inch pecker, 2 0z. brain, hell man your a divin pro!!!!!
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