New Laws Won’t Turn Around Diver Safety Judgments
A column recalls a dive boat captain who left divers submerged and later surfaced to harbor safety, noting overload and questionable judgement. It reports a local incident where a female diver exceeded no decompression limits by about 90 feet leading to decompression sickness and ICU care, urging strict adherence to Navy Dive Tables and caution on depths over 100 feet for casual divers.
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Trongues
U.S. Navy
Bay Memorial Hospital
Panama City
Diver's Notebook on Overloading Boats and Industry Reform
The writer argues that six passenger boats often carry a seventh in place of a mate, illegal per Coast Guard rules, and questions motives behind captains who neglect dive safety. He urges internal reform within the diving industry, emphasizing dedication to rules and self-policing to prevent further harm.
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Coast Guard
Navarre Beach to Host Tropics Cup Challenge Regatta
Tropics Cup Challenge set for Sept 27 28 at Navarre Beach Holiday Inn Santa Rosa Sound hosts a noon start Saturday with a $25 per boat entry. Registration info via 939 2321. Destin Fishing Rodeo Tennis Tourney now Oct 17 19 Tops'l Racquet Club hosts Open and doubles events with fees $15 singles and $8 doubles.
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Navarre Beach
Santa Rosa Sound
Holiday Inn
Destin
Tops’ Racquet Club
Rodeo Office
Tops'l
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