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Originally Posted by blaiz
...My buddy has actually been run over by boats on 7 different occasions two of which he had his gun and float ripped out of his hand so he is extremely paranoid. His dive float is a boogie board with a 3ft tall pole with 2 flags mounted on top.)
...Dive safe...Drive safe... Aloha!  |
He didn't spear them by any chance did he?
I guess driving on the roads would be tricky if a heads appeared out of the road from time to time. You'd think Scuba would be common enough (even if spearing isn't) for them to be aware of the danger & flags. I make an effort to keep the bright orange tip on my snorkel (it falls off from time to time as the snorkel is soft & shiney) as I noticed that nearby SCUBA divers were near invisible but the orange tips of their snorkels were easily seen. I also have a seacsub combat snorkel that has a black tip tape -- quite dangerous but I guess the idea is that it is camo. I'm willing to forego that bit of camo in the interests of not getting mown down.
I was surprised at the behaviour of one guy last year with 3 seater batman-type power boat (like a small, low, 3 seater motorbike arrangement). Hammering round close to the edge of a marked swim area and among anchored yachts. He powered into & up onto the beach among holiday makers, some playing in the water, & he had a child onboard & an older guy too. Kept coming in and going - seemed aimless. In the UK, I reckon he'd probably be done for manslaughter as a matter of routine if he'd hit some one or something.
