Diver Sued For Being Bad Buddy

by Erik Olsen on

This seems lame to me.

The widow of a Laguna Niguel diver who died is suing his “diving buddy” for $4.5 million and alleging her husband’s
friend caused his death. According to a preliminary investigation done at the time, the dead diver’s air hose became
disconnected and his buoyancy compensator failed. The Orange County coroner ruled the death an accidental
drowning.

The wife says that the dive buddy’s actions, “whether negligent or intentional,” caused the diver’s death. In other
words, she alleges in the lawsuit that the diver didn’t die because of equipment malfunction or because he panicked
after a medical problem, but because the dive buddy didn’t help. That the two had a “special relationship” that
required him to come to the aid of his diving partner.

Dunno, you nkow. Accidents happen. Seems like the lady is either distraught to the point of insanity or greedy and
taking advantage of a horrible tragedy to make money.

Orca Safaris

by Erik Olsen on

I wasn’t sure I read this right at first.
A story about snorkeling in Norway’s
fjords? Yes, it’s true, in the icy waters of Tysfjord in Norway…way way up there where right now the nights are long.
The whales come to the fjord, which is almost 3,000 feet deep, and between October and late January, they
munch on the vast swarms of herring who come to the fjords after feasting themselves on  plankton in the
Norwegian Sea.

The herring gather in massive schools and are quite sluggish, as far as herring go. That makes the smorgasbord
that much easier for the whales. Most people will visit just to watch the whales dine from the comfort and security of
the boat. Alas, the fellow who wrote this article, as I say, jumped in and got a herrings eye view of the whole
enchilada.

Pilfered Wrecks

by Erik Olsen on

A new tourism initiative to boost local revenues and get
more people diving has got some folks in North Carolina afraid that there will be
widespread looting of wreckage thought to be Blackbeard’s
Queen Anne’s Revenge.

The critics say that the site should be fully protected while archaeologists continue to study artifacts that could
provide irrefutable evidence the shipwreck is the Queen Anne’s Revenge. The dispute is over a North Carolina program
called ‘Dive Down’ that will  open the wreck site to more than 300 divers annually.

Tough question…I suppose I’d say protect the wreck and get those anthropologists there quickly.

Cayman Brac Trip Report

by Cosimo Leipold on

Over on our sister site, Divester, I’ve posted a scuba divign report from my
trip to Cayman Brac. The Cayman’s are generally considered excellent diving – particularly for their visibility and
healthy marine life. Did they live up to all the hype? Read on to find out…