Just wondering if anybody knows if any divers were caught in the Tsunami?
If so, what happened to them? Were they in the water during dives or on
dive boats?

Clint

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From:	Eric Berg
Subject:	Re: Were any divers caught in the Tsunami?
Date:	Sun, 16 Jan 2005 17:20:12 GMT

"Clint" wrote in message
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> Just wondering if anybody knows if any divers were caught in the Tsunami?
> If so, what happened to them? Were they in the water during dives or on
> dive boats?

> Clint

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/29/tsunami.diver/index.html
CNN) -- An American woman who was scuba diving with her husband in Thailand
as one of Sunday's tsunamis roared overhead said she was oblivious to the
disaster until after they surfaced, her mother told CNN on Tuesday.
Faye Wachs, 34, was diving with her husband, Eugene Kim, Sunday morning off
Ko Phi Phi Island in Thailand when they noticed the water visibility
worsened and felt as though they were being sucked downward, Helen Wachs
said.

Their dive master signaled to them to surface, "but we still didn't know
what happened," Faye wrote in an e-mail to her mother Tuesday.

The enormity of what was happening while they were scuba diving was not
immediately apparent after they surfaced, Helen Wachs said her daughter told
her.

"She said she saw a lot of trash in the water. The dive master said it was
really rude for people to throw trash. Then they saw large bits of debris
and thought there might have been a boat crash," Helen Wachs said.

She said her daughter didn't know what had happened until the dive master
got a text message from his wife telling him about the catastrophe.

Soon they saw bodies floating past them, Wachs' mother said in an interview
from Oakland, California, where she lives.

Once they returned to shore, the couple did what they could to help, Helen
Wachs said.
[...]

From:	katherine campbell
Subject:	Re: Were any divers caught in the Tsunami?
Date:	Thu, 20 Jan 2005 00:06:21 -0500

From:	nog
Subject:	Re: Were any divers caught in the Tsunami?
Date:	Mon, 17 Jan 2005 07:38:20 GMT

Am just back from a month in Phuket. Assisted with survey and clean up of
Similan Marine National Park.

In fact, remarkably few divers got caught. In Phi Phi Islands, those that
went diving were a lot safer than those that stayed behind. Divers had
different experiences - some said that it was like being in a washing
machine, others barely noticed anything at all.

Liveaboard boats reported that they could not even detect the tsunami whilst
at sea.

Nigel
"Clint" wrote in message
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> Just wondering if anybody knows if any divers were caught in the Tsunami?
> If so, what happened to them? Were they in the water during dives or on
> dive boats?
>
> Clint
>
> Free Spirit Gallery
> http://www.FreeSpiritGallery.ca
> Exquisite Eskimo Inuit & Northwest Native Art
>

From:	island_sands
Subject:	Re: Were any divers caught in the Tsunami?
Date:	Sun, 16 Jan 2005 15:27:05 +0000

Clint Wrote:
> Just wondering if anybody knows if any divers were caught in the
> Tsunami?
> If so, what happened to them? Were they in the water during dives or
> on
> dive boats?
>
> Clint
>
> Free Spirit Gallery
> http://www.FreeSpiritGallery.ca
> Exquisite Eskimo Inuit & Northwest Native Art

Hi there
check out the posting under the Beach Bar heading... the divers went in
the water about one hour after the Tsunami (in Maldives).
I have posted photographs.

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From:	Doug Haskins
Subject:	Re: Were any divers caught in the Tsunami?
Date:	Sun, 16 Jan 2005 19:01:30 GMT

Checkout the Tsunami thread in the scubaboard forums. Some really good info
there.

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums.php

"Clint" wrote in message
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> Just wondering if anybody knows if any divers were caught in the Tsunami?
> If so, what happened to them? Were they in the water during dives or on
> dive boats?
>
> Clint
>
> Free Spirit Gallery
> http://www.FreeSpiritGallery.ca
> Exquisite Eskimo Inuit & Northwest Native Art
>
>

From:	Brien Alkire
Subject:	Re: Were any divers caught in the Tsunami?
Date:	Sun, 16 Jan 2005 10:02:56 -0500

On NPR I heard an interview with a couple from Santa Monica that were diving
in Thailand when it hit. They were diving a wreck in 20m of water. I did
not get the name of the site. Suddenly there was extreme turbulence, they
lost contact with eachother and the divemaster. The husband described being
thrown around against the wreck, and that according to his depth gauge he
was 15m deeper than before the turbulence. He began working his way to the
surface, and the turbulence subsided. He found his way to a line from a
buoy and waited at 15 feet for 10 minutes before surfacing. The boat picked
him and the other divers up. They were all shaken badly, but all survived
without major injury. They had no idea what had caused the turbulence until
they returned to port.

It's amazing how dramatically the effects wane with depth. I can't figure
out if they decrease with the cube (due to volume) or square (due to
depth) - sorry for being a math geek.

A fellow at my work was on a bareboat charter out of Phuket when it struck.
He departed his mooring 45 minutes before it struck, and had no idea what
happened until he arrived at his next port.

"Clint" wrote in message
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> Just wondering if anybody knows if any divers were caught in the Tsunami?
> If so, what happened to them? Were they in the water during dives or on
> dive boats?
>
> Clint
>
> Free Spirit Gallery
> http://www.FreeSpiritGallery.ca
> Exquisite Eskimo Inuit & Northwest Native Art
>
>

From:	Loose Cannon
Subject:	Re: Were any divers caught in the Tsunami?
Date:	19 Jan 2005 20:11:06 -0800

Eric Berg wrote:
> "Clint" wrote in message
> news:p8gGd.11334$UT.956956@weber.videotron.net...
> > Just wondering if anybody knows if any divers were caught in the
Tsunami?
> > If so, what happened to them? Were they in the water during dives
or on
> > dive boats?
>
> > Clint
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/29/tsunami.diver/index.html
> CNN) -- An American woman who was scuba diving with her husband in
Thailand
> as one of Sunday's tsunamis roared overhead said she was oblivious to
the
> disaster until after they surfaced, her mother told CNN on Tuesday.
> Faye Wachs, 34, was diving with her husband, Eugene Kim, Sunday
morning off
> Ko Phi Phi Island in Thailand when they noticed the water visibility
> worsened and felt as though they were being sucked downward, Helen
Wachs
> said.
>
> Their dive master signaled to them to surface, "but we still didn't
know
> what happened," Faye wrote in an e-mail to her mother Tuesday.
>
> The enormity of what was happening while they were scuba diving was
not
> immediately apparent after they surfaced, Helen Wachs said her
daughter told
> her.
>
> "She said she saw a lot of trash in the water. The dive master said
it was
> really rude for people to throw trash. Then they saw large bits of
debris
> and thought there might have been a boat crash," Helen Wachs said.
>
> She said her daughter didn't know what had happened until the dive
master
> got a text message from his wife telling him about the catastrophe.
>
> Soon they saw bodies floating past them, Wachs' mother said in an
interview
> from Oakland, California, where she lives.
>
> Once they returned to shore, the couple did what they could to help,
Helen
> Wachs said.
> [...]

>

I'll bet you were home watching the whole thing on TV while getting
boinked in the ass by some transvestite named "Madelyn" you picked up
in a bar.

From:	Hamburgler
Subject:	Re: Were any divers caught in the Tsunami?
Date:	Sat, 15 Jan 2005 21:55:27 +0000

Clint Wrote:
> Just wondering if anybody knows if any divers were caught in the
> Tsunami?
> If so, what happened to them? Were they in the water during dives or
> on
> dive boats?
>
> Clint
>
> Free Spirit Gallery
> http://www.FreeSpiritGallery.ca
> Exquisite Eskimo Inuit & Northwest Native Art

there have been loads of threads on this - don't be so lazy - go look
for them.

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From:	Simon
Subject:	Re: Were any divers caught in the Tsunami?
Date:	Tue, 18 Jan 2005 01:22:06 +0800

Clint wrote:
> Just wondering if anybody knows if any divers were caught in the Tsunami?
> If so, what happened to them? Were they in the water during dives or on
> dive boats?
>
> Clint
>
> Free Spirit Gallery
> http://www.FreeSpiritGallery.ca
> Exquisite Eskimo Inuit & Northwest Native Art
>
>
There are a few posts from Singaporean divers, it is peak season in the
Similans. This is a local site.

http://www.finsonline.com/vbulletin/

It seems those out at sea were ok, those near shore (once the wave was
gathering height) had a harder time. In general though - other than
some people cave diving - most were ok fortunately.

Most LOBs are still operating - less sure about day trips.

Simon

From:	Greg Mossman
Subject:	Re: Were any divers caught in the Tsunami?
Date:	Sat, 15 Jan 2005 14:14:17 -0800

"Clint" wrote in message
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> Just wondering if anybody knows if any divers were caught in the Tsunami?
> If so, what happened to them? Were they in the water during dives or on
> dive boats?

CNN has reported plenty on divers caught in the tsunami. Doesn't your igloo
get cable?

From:	GWB
Subject:	Re: Were any divers caught in the Tsunami?
Date:	15 Jan 2005 21:50:20 GMT

I saw an interview with one guy who said he was at about 70'. He said the
water went milky and he felt like he was in a washing machine. He and the boat
were unscathed.

From:	Tony Howard
Subject:	Re: Were any divers caught in the Tsunami?
Date:	Sun, 16 Jan 2005 14:00:33 -0000

Many died, both local divers and tourists, including a party of divers who
were in a cave when it hit and dive operators finding dead bodies inside
their shops.

"Clint" wrote in message
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> Just wondering if anybody knows if any divers were caught in the Tsunami?
> If so, what happened to them? Were they in the water during dives or on
> dive boats?
>
> Clint
>
> Free Spirit Gallery
> http://www.FreeSpiritGallery.ca
> Exquisite Eskimo Inuit & Northwest Native Art
>
>

From:	Daniel Kessler
Subject:	Re: Were any divers caught in the Tsunami?
Date:	Sun, 16 Jan 2005 14:52:49 GMT

one would have thought that if the divers were in a cave -- they would have
been protected against surges and a thousand eddies that could have torn their
regulators from their mouths.

Tony Howard wrote:

> Many died, both local divers and tourists, including a party of divers who
> were in a cave when it hit and dive operators finding dead bodies inside
> their shops.
>
> "Clint" wrote in message
> news:p8gGd.11334$UT.956956@weber.videotron.net...
> > Just wondering if anybody knows if any divers were caught in the Tsunami?
> > If so, what happened to them? Were they in the water during dives or on
> > dive boats?
> >
> > Clint
> >
> > Free Spirit Gallery
> > http://www.FreeSpiritGallery.ca
> > Exquisite Eskimo Inuit & Northwest Native Art
> >
> >

From:	Greg Mossman
Subject:	Re: Were any divers caught in the Tsunami?
Date:	Sun, 16 Jan 2005 10:19:40 -0800

"Daniel Kessler" wrote in message
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> one would have thought that if the divers were in a cave -- they would
> have
> been protected against surges and a thousand eddies that could have torn
> their
> regulators from their mouths.

Protected against surges in a cave? That's where surge usually channels to
become dangerous.

From:	Adam Helberg
Subject:	Re: Were any divers caught in the Tsunami?
Date:	Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:40:39 GMT

"Tony Howard" wrote in message news:41ea7381.0@entanet...
> Many died, both local divers and tourists, including a party of divers who
> were in a cave when it hit and dive operators finding dead bodies inside
> their shops.

Really? I've read a few reports of divers under water at the time of the Tsunami and
none died. Being out in the ocean under water appears to be one of the safer places
to be.

Adam