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09-25-2007, 04:25 PM | #16 |
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Re: Nikki's Gun found this morning
We went up on Monday afternoon out of Melbourne and flew between Melbourne and Canaveral for a 20 x 5 mile grid. It was definitely difficult to spot as it was late in the day.. Any kind of bright colors would have made the difference. The one caveat is that anything white is difficult as yesterday we were dealing with lots of white caps as we scanned. I think a bright orange or yellow item would be invaluable regardless of the surface conditions.
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09-25-2007, 05:04 PM | #17 |
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Re: Lost at Sea...survival equipment discussion
Spoke with FishSniper today and actually discussed getting the OMS gear for safety. I really like the idea of having a waterproof canister for flares and the dye slick aerial visibility. Also, having a mirror is good for signaling. Of course, the trash bag idea is good too. I wonder how often the bags should be swapped out? We all know they will eventually rot from heat.
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09-25-2007, 05:21 PM | #18 |
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Re: Lost at Sea...survival equipment discussion
Myself and a few of my dive buddies all carry a small one man life raft rolled up in a mesh bag under my transpac.... it's never in the way and it gives me as much peace of mind as my second regulator.
I also have a small inflator attached to the raft, 150 ft of nylon twine and a foil rescue blanket (double-Gun also carries a waterproof smoke flare). Here's my plan in the event of a drift....deploy the raft..... drop my weight belt on the twine and tie the foil blanket to my speargun..... I'm out of the water, won't drift as much and any radar will spot the foil blanket. Understandably some of my diving buds give me lots of chit about my raft...but I was drifitng for a while once and know how scary it can be... I intend to never be in that position again.
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09-25-2007, 05:28 PM | #19 |
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Re: Lost at Sea...survival equipment discussion
Signal mirror 3"x5" would make things much easier for aerial rescuers
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09-25-2007, 05:33 PM | #20 |
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Re: Lost at Sea...survival equipment discussion
If you are really worried about something like this happening, it's easily remedied with this
http://shop.sailnet.com/product_info...ducts_id/26691 Costs less than a shark shield...
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09-25-2007, 06:10 PM | #21 |
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Re: Lost at Sea...survival equipment discussion
I would not drop my spear gun for the same reason I would not drop my rifle when lost in the wilderness. Floating on the surface attracts attention of fish (eg. remoras) and fish is a source of food and also fresh water. You can suck on chunks of fish meat to get water. I would try to collect water from the rain and I would make water collection device from my lobster bag. I might get out of my BC and use it as a raft for the reasons just mentioned - it takes a lot of energy to keep in proper position. I might consider dropping my tank if it's steel and negative to get more buoyancy.
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09-25-2007, 06:26 PM | #22 |
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Re: Lost at Sea...survival equipment discussion
I spotted today for about 5 hours in very good conditions (good light, small seas) I was seeing baby flying fish at 500 feet. I feel that the best thing to have is something different and big. I really like those big yellow trash bags I think that we could of seen one of those from miles away. 2 Safety sausages and an dive alert with a couple of yellow trash bags in the pocket is how I am gonna ride, from this day on. 1 thing you realize when you stare at a water dessert for 5 hours is just how big she really is.
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09-25-2007, 06:51 PM | #23 | |
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Re: Lost at Sea...survival equipment discussion
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We needed the ropes from the spear guns right away to keep us tethered together. The ocean was trying to pull us apart and it was too hard to hold onto each other, we were eventually going to get separated. After we cut the ropes off we kept clinging to the frames from the guns and the spears for a long time because we had the same kinds of ideas about using them for something. We finally just couldn't justify the hassle of holding onto the stuff so we ditched it. Hatts dive shop in Melbourne saw our story in the newspaper and gave us brand new spear guns, and I think they replaced our tanks and everything else that we ditched. I'm amazed at how active and well-organized this forum is. Great work, guys. |
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09-25-2007, 07:20 PM | #24 |
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Re: Lost at Sea...survival equipment discussion
My brother is one the CG Auxillary pilots in this area, although he wasn't involved in Nikki's search since his plane had an encounter with three canadian geese.
I had this same discussion with him today and he says smoke and dye markers are a waste of time. Their visual signature is too small and the plane would have to be right on top of a person to see it. He said a signal mirror flash is visible from MILES away. |
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09-25-2007, 07:27 PM | #26 | |
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09-25-2007, 07:31 PM | #27 |
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Re: Lost at Sea...survival equipment discussion
i've heard of divers carrying a waterproof canister, containing a handheld VHF and GPS.......get away from the boat and just radio with coordinates.......
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09-25-2007, 07:33 PM | #28 | |
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Re: Lost at Sea...survival equipment discussion
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It seems that most safety sausages and smb's are orange. Our crew has found that the bright yellow ones are easier to see in choppy seas. |
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09-25-2007, 07:35 PM | #29 |
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Re: Lost at Sea...survival equipment discussion
Maybe Spearmax will jump in or post at at a later date his canister he carries with him. or repost the thread.
Ironhead and all the others involved in the search...Congradulations on the herculien effort Dave |
09-25-2007, 07:41 PM | #30 |
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Re: Lost at Sea...survival equipment discussion
http://www.halcyon.net/mc/dlr.shtml you can have one for $269. It is nice because it says it will fit in the space behind the pad on the backplate. Good for collecting rainwater, etc...
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