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http://news.stv.tv/scotland/72042-two-divers-rescued-by-lifeboat-and-raf/
Anybody from here diving the kintyre today?
:( not good, hope they're ok
Is that a picture of the bay? Looks rather rough
It does look a little choppy
Gas Guzzler
25-01-09, 20:27
RAF helicopter? - Looks like the Royal Navy Helicopter from HMS Gannet Prestwick
GG
RAF helicopter? - Looks like the Royal Navy Helicopter from HMS Gannet Prestwick
GG
Is that really important! :mad:
The fact is divers had to be rescued!!!!
Dive Tramp
25-01-09, 20:58
Naturally we all hope there's no lasting "damage".
It does look a little choppy out there. I don't think I would have gone in with the seas looking like that!
No doubt the full story will come out soon.
Still, as an aside. You'd think a reporter might know the difference between a RAF (YELLOW) helicopter and a RN (GREY and RED) one.
Yogi Diver
25-01-09, 21:00
I think what IS important is the conditions. I'm hoping to join you on 28th Feb but NOT if it looks like that!!:eek::eek:
I think what IS important is the conditions. I'm hoping to join you on 28th Feb but NOT if it looks like that!!:eek::eek:
Awwww. Spoil sport :p
Who's to say if that is a picture from today?? could maybe just be a library picture :confused:
Yogi Diver
25-01-09, 21:14
Awwww. Spoil sport :p
Yeah, I'm just a woos really. :o:p:D
Yeah, I'm just a woos really. :o:p:D
I live close enough that I can swing by in the morning if the forecast is dodgy and call it before you make the trip. Don't say I'm no good to you :)
I was supposed to be diving the Kintyre from the Flying Eagle on Saturday but the skipper said conditions and viz had been poor recently and he advised against it. Ended up doing Trail Island and had a fantastic dive. Ended up being joined by a seal while doing deco! Back to original post tho and hope the divers are ok.
dive granny
25-01-09, 22:36
Hope they are allright:(
a difficult day for diving today with big 3.5m tides flowing strong.
hope they divers make a full recovery from what sounds like they had problems getting back ashore.
best wishes to them.
& it was not the only rescue down that coastline today either...!
Here s a link with some of the pictures.
http://www.inverclydenow.com/ShowGallery.asp?ID=410
Looks like they just got caught out by the weather. We were diving at triple reef loch Fyne yesterday and when we went in just before high tide all was fine but when we came out there was a bit of a swell crashing on to the rocks which made life quite difficult gettin out. I can only imagine how different it would have been at weymss bay were there is no shelter!!
Glad there ok, reports say they were unijured
Mr Flibble
26-01-09, 14:17
Notice the lad appears to be on a rebreather. Looks like they just got towed to shore after surfacing so hopefully nothing serious.
Scuba Steve
26-01-09, 16:37
Glad everyone seems to be ok :) weather was wild yesterday. Had noticed the tide was unusually high also.:eek:
Here's a video of the rescue:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7850436.stm
It would appear to be rather choppy!
Yogi Diver
26-01-09, 17:09
Camera hides behind brick wall presumably to keep out of the wind?
Begs the question, what were divers doing in the water when the forecast was so sh*t? I wimped out of Loch Fyne Sunday because of the forecast even though I knew Loch Fyne wouldn't be that bad. (As Ryza00 points out, it was even choppy at Triple Reef.) There is no way I would ever have considered diving Wemyss Bay.:eek:
Lights blue touchpaper...........................:o
TWIN TANKS
26-01-09, 17:47
Are The From Carstairs!!!(mental)
It Must Nice And Calm When They Went In!!!!:d
Are The From Carstairs!!!(mental)
It Must Nice And Calm When They Went In!!!!:d
sundays weather for that area was winds from the south, 3.5m tides with HW being around 12:20 IIRC, as i checked it for a location not far away from there.
you could assume this would have meant the water would have been very flat or normal sea-state before HW but turning rather volatile with strong current in the afternoon.
I wonder if it was as bad as that when they went in,or if it picked up while they were down.I remember a few years back staying in Lochmaddy on North Uist for a few days,it was flat calm one day so we headed over to Loch Rodel on Harris to do 2 dives on the Stassa. Heading back to Lochmaddy was in a force 6 going 7, heading right into it.The waves were higher than the bows of the Peregrine at some points, was an awful trip back :( one of the few times I've been genuinely scared on a boat
Good they're OK.
I wonder if the old guy came out and shouted at the helicopter pilot....get off my land!
TheMacallan
26-01-09, 18:19
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7850436.stm
It would appear to be rather choppy!
At 66 secs in it would also appear to be an Inspiration diver.
Yogi Diver
26-01-09, 19:49
Looks like the tide is high so presumably they went in on the rising tide and conditions changed when the tide started to ebb? I do presume nobody would have been stupid enough to actually go in with conditions like that.:eek:
Still think the forecast was crap enough to suggest staying at home, or at least looking for a sheltered, sea-loch to dive.:rolleyes:
Good to hear that there okay, that would have been quite shite the pants surface.
A bit more on the rescue
http://www.rnli.org.uk/who_we_are/press_centre/news_releases/news_release_detail?articleid=412347
The divers were using re-breathers and could not easily or would not ditch their gear.
Ditch Ģ5K..... Would you? :rolleyes:
Ditch Ģ5K..... Would you? :rolleyes:
Yeah i laughed at that myself :D
three of our guys dived at the green shutters largs they went in it was flat but they noticed immediately how fast the current was running when the y got out conditions were deteriorating rapid so packed it up and home. i still have the worst cold i have ever had so no diving :mad:
dive granny
27-01-09, 21:29
I grudged dumping my weight belt at Bass Rock:o
p.s. I was not being rescued by the RNLI or the navy.
wetbehindtheears
28-01-09, 01:07
Ditch Ģ5K..... Would you? :rolleyes:
What I think needs to be remembered is that the lifeboat crew's priority is to preserve life, first and foremost, and then property if possible. In conditions like those, where the weather appeared to be worsening, if the lifeboat Coxn considers the only safe way to recover a casualty is by asking them to release their kit first, then I suggest they do as he requests. Lets remember, those guys are unpaid volunteers who do put their lives on the line. I know, I was an RNLI crew member for 7 years.
:(
The main thing is that they appear to be okay and, still in possession of their kit.
dive granny
28-01-09, 01:13
I don't imagine for a minute that anyone on here would deny the bravery of lifeboat crews. I would just be happy to be rescued. I'm sure the references to ditching gear were a bit 'tongue in cheek'. ( I used to go out with a crew member, many moons ago;)) Your life is worth more than even the best kit:(
What I think needs to be remembered is that the lifeboat crew's priority is to preserve life, first and foremost, and then property if possible. In conditions like those, where the weather appeared to be worsening, if the lifeboat Coxn considers the only safe way to recover a casualty is by asking them to release their kit first, then I suggest they do as he requests. Lets remember, those guys are unpaid volunteers who do put their lives on the line. I know, I was an RNLI crew member for 7 years.
:(
The main thing is that they appear to be okay and, still in possession of their kit.
Amen to that. There was a fair helping if sarcasim (:rolleyes:) in that statement.
:)
Mr Flibble
28-01-09, 01:50
Hey if I dumped 5 grands worth of kit to save myself my wife would kill me when I got home. :D :D :D
The kit can be replaced.... mind you, I would hang onto it until there was absolutely no choice but to ditch it.I'm glad the divers are okay and I hope they make a donation to the RNLI, and have learned something from the experience.Although I'm pretty sure it must have worsened considerably while they were underwater.
NorthernTechnical
28-01-09, 21:03
I know the 2 that were in the water. One is from Dunoon and the other from Clarkston in Glasgow. There shore cover phoned me the day after the event.
There shore cover phoned the coastguard and raised the alarm because of worsening weather conditionīs. They had planned a 90 min dive thatīs why he kinda panicked.
Not a good place to plan a long deco dive with the weather so changable.
We all get caught out from time to time and at the end of the day there OK, thatīs the main thing and a wee bit embarrsed:o
Mr Flibble
29-01-09, 13:41
I know the 2 that were in the water. One is from Dunoon and the other from Clarkston in Glasgow.
In that case I think I may know them also. Thought I recognised that distinctive yellow Roho suit. :D
We all get caught out from time to time and at the end of the day there OK, thatīs the main thing and a wee bit embarrsed:o
Thats the main thing.
P.S. Thanks for the homework! :p
You have to admire the way the pilot held that hover though :D