Two scuba divers saved by passing yacht after charter boat left them to DIE at sea

dailymail.co.uk ^ | 10-5-11 | Richard Luscombe In Miami

[calex59]

Hmm. Maybe fog was the reason the divers did not try to swim to land, instead hanging on to a buoy waiting for a craft to come by. But the story does not say.

I would say fear of sharks had more to do with it. Heavy fog would have prevented their rescue.

[Rudder]

If he doesn't have insurance, the plaintiffs...

Get the boat?

Let's see the boat (I'm a boat/ship freak).

[mongo141]

No Pal I didn't say its ok for the dive boat skipper to leave without a head count. Stop throwing sh*t in the game! He needs to be sued out of business!...

[driftdiver]

Cause the divers jumped off of their own accord.

[Tornillo]

This is a joke. Any qualified diver could swim home at this distance.
Sharks don't like people. It's an enzyme they give off.
That's the difference between a good fisherman and a lousy fisherman.

[driftdiver]

If they were only out 3 miles they should be able to see the buildings of Miami. At least I could when I went diving down there. If you go out 8 miles or so its a bit more difficult.

Now a night dive where the boats lights quit working after you are in the water. That makes it a bit tough to find the boat when you come up.

[rabidralph]

Open Water

[InvisibleChurch]

The headline suggests that the captain of the hip purposely left the to DIE!

[InvisibleChurch]

The headline suggests that the captain of the Ship purposely left them to DIE! Did he?

[navyblue]

Easy! Just swim to the next “red” buoy, then the nest and then you’ll be inside the channel.

[driftdiver]

Swim 3 miles with a inflated BC and a tank which provides positive buoyancy? Plus you are probably wearing a wet suit which provides buoyancy and you have fins on. Not exactly fun but yeah they shouldn’t have had much of a problem.

The sharks off Miami don’t like divers, we leave stringy stuff in their teeth.

[navyblue]

Easy! Just swim to the next “red” buoy, then the next and then you’ll be inside the channel. Red and green buoys are channel markers.

[driftdiver]

Red right return

elementary my dear watson

[navyblue]

Well druftduverm I guess I shuda added...keep them on your right. Coulda been a slight problem otherwise.

[Citizen Tom Paine]

I was wondering what a Christian response to this action should be on the part of the divers. I think it would be a Christian act to put that dumb ship captain out of his misery.

[SaraJohnson]

Whatever boats he owns will soon belong to the divers he abandoned to die and now dismisses. He’s psycho. Decent people would be horrified at making such a stupid and dangerous move.

[Vision]

That was one of the most frightening - and saddest - movies I have ever seen.

It was interesting, what what a lame PC ending. He gets eaten first and the strong woman decides to dive down to accept her own fate? Barf.

[SaraJohnson]

Way to go!

[driftdiver]

I was agreeing with you, guess that merits a nasty comment in some places.

[TXnMA]

Three miles from shore? Not an impossible swim with fins. On Lake Greeson in AR, my buddy and I swam over a mile and a half back to camp using our fins -- while towing our boat.

Granted, we were in good shape and had spent most of the prior week snorkeling. But, believe me -- those fins make a huge difference in one's swimming ability...