Lobster hunting off the “Island Diver” boat with the Divevets Group<\/p>\n
Secret Location: 41 20 74 77 65 6e 74 79 20 6d 69 6e 75 74 65 20 72 69 64 65 20 6f 66 66 20 74 68 65 20 53 70 61 6e 69 73 68 20 52 6f 75 6e 64 20 42 65 61 63 68 20 69 73 20 61 20 66 61 72 6d 20 77 68 65 72 65 20 6f 6e 6c 79 20 70 69 70 65 73 20 61 72 65 20 67 72 6f 77 6e 2e<\/p>\n
Solo diving\/night diving<\/p>\n
In With: 2700 psi
\nOut With: 500 psi
\nMax depth: 100 feet
\nWaves: Light chop
\nVisibility: 10 feet, silty
\nWater Temperature: Cool, but warmer than the air
\nTotal Bottom Time: 25 minutes
\nNotable Event: One rescue assist\/tired diver tow<\/p>\n
Another charter with the Divevet’s crew.<\/p>\n
Everyone dove except Laila, who was the DM and had a cold.<\/p>\n
We had originally intended on going last night, but the swells were too big and the trip was canceled.<\/p>\n
I was one of the first off the boat and went South.<\/p>\n
About half way through I grabbed three lobsters.<\/p>\n
The dive was pretty barren, but I was only looking for lobsters.<\/p>\n
I surfaced probably 100 yards from the boat; it was a long and slow surface swim back.<\/p>\n
Laila and the Captain greeted me; I was the first one back.<\/p>\n
I was double checking my lobsters as Kathy K was climbing back on board.<\/p>\n
In the distance we heard, “Help me! Please help me!”<\/p>\n
Someone on the boat said, “No, please not tonight.”<\/p>\n
Again to the South East, “Help me! please help!”<\/p>\n
I grabbed my fins and jumped in the water; Kathy K followed behind.<\/p>\n
I lost site of the diver and yelled, “Where are you?”<\/p>\n
“Over here.”<\/p>\n
Kathy K ordered him to drop his weights; the diver did, either upon Kathy K’s instruction or beforehand.<\/p>\n
I corrected course and got to the diver.<\/p>\n
The diver complained of breathing problems and needed a tow.<\/p>\n
I started towing the diver.<\/p>\n
I think another diver named Ed made it to us at this time (no relation to ‘Instructor Ed’ from previous posts).<\/p>\n
Kathy K instructed the diver to take the BC jacket (tank, rig, etc) off; she handed it to Ed.<\/p>\n
So now I’m thinking, “How the hell do I tow this diver?”<\/p>\n
Relying on my deadly Jiu-jitsu instincts, I looped my arm underneath his arm pit from his back and kept swimming towards the boat.<\/p>\n
Kathy K initially called over to Captain Alec that, “Alec, we need the boat!”<\/p>\n
Captain Alec responded, “You’re doing fine, just keep coming.”<\/p>\n
Within a few minutes, we were all at the boat.<\/p>\n
The diver regained his breath and eventually crawled on to the boat.<\/p>\n
A Lifeguard boat came to check the diver out.<\/p>\n
There was only one diver in the water by that time and it must have surprised him to see the lifeguards there; they were careful not to run him over.<\/p>\n
The diver didn’t like the oxygen mask and after the Lifeguards talked to the diver for a while, all further assistance was refused.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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