Stolen side mount tanks

[Rich]

I agree, if you left the tanks there for service, and got a service tag, or some other receipt, then the shop owner should replace them.

+1

Safe diving,

Rich

[crawford]

I had a stage bottle ''stolen'' from Little River one time. I had left it down at the spring after the dive and went to eat lunch and read a little. I actually drove off and then back just to see if some returning divers had seen who took it. The dive team came out, and when I asked if they had seen someone take my stage, one of the divers looked down at his collection of clipped off stages, found my stage, and in a flood of apologies gave it back to me!

He had honestly mistaken it between him and his buddy (which is scary as heck as he had no idea what gas was in this stage). They had a bunch of stages and deco bottles and saw an extra stage sitting at the spring and just clipped in on. I couldn't care less about the aluminum bottle, but almost kissed my stage reg when I got it back.

Anyhoo, I doubt a cave diver stole it. Likely a non-diver ran off with it (in which case you probably won't see it again unless you catch them trying to resell it) or a cave diver took it by mistake. It does happen.

[JCDdiver]

I agree, if you left the tanks there for service, and got a service tag, or some other receipt, then the shop owner should replace them.

I was thinking the same thing.

[Line Squirrel]

Since they were taken from a shop, hopefully it's just a matter of someone grabbing your tanks by mistake in a hurry to load up there truck to go home. We used to have divers get cave fills in all their cylinders at the end of their stay to take home with them. <Fingers crossed for you>

[Jim Wyatt]

If a dive shop had them and they are now gone then the shop owner is responsible. I had a student who left his scooter at one of the LDS's here...when he wanted to use the DPV it was not at the shop, the shop owner did not know where the DPV was (SS-UV26). The DPV showed up several days later.

[BUNIT]

Im in agreement... Someone took a customers tank from my shop and I replaced them, it's the only thing to do.

[RN]

While I agree the shop/shop owner may be responsible, it really depends on the circumstances. Many shops have a posted policy that any gear left over 30 days is no longer the responsibility of the shop. If the cylinders were left there for service and not picked up in a timely manner, the shop owner may not be responsible for them going missing. In some states, the shop owner could have legally sold them.