New Laws Won't Stop Questionable Diving Judgement
A local dive incident highlights risky captain discretion and overloaded boats. A female diver, three dives to 90 feet, ignored no decompression limits, prompting the captain to dismiss Navy Dive Tables. She suffered decompression sickness and is in ICU at Bay Memorial Hospital Panama City. The column urges caution for deep diving and careful diver selection.
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Diver's Notebook on Six Passenger Boat Overloads
Malcolm Patterson critiques six passenger boats overloaded with a seventh person as illegal. He questions motives behind risky diving practices, calls for internal reform among divers and operators, and urges self policing to uphold safety rules in the industry.
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Tropics Cup Challenge at Navarre Beach Sept 27 28
Navarre Beach will host the Tropics Cup Challenge on Sept 27 and 28 with two sail races on Saturday and two on Sunday. The regatta is held entirely in Santa Rosa Sound near the Holiday Inn. Entry fee is 25 per boat. call 939-2321 for registration details.
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