Natural Events, Natural Disasters, Floods, Seismic Activity and Diver Safety

[jefwil]

Bill Gavin was Parker's buddy and his account of the incident appeared in the NACD Journal (Vol.23 No. 4, 4th Qt. 1991) and is instructive. Can also be found here:

http://www.plongeesout.com/accidents...%20anglais.htm

[LiteHedded]

it all depends on the cave. i had a buddy caught in a reversal by an incoming high tide that almost killed he and his buddy.

last exploration dive I did at a swallet we could see the difference in the tannic water level between the beginning of the dive and the end (it was raining hard). but it didn't reverse while we were in there. the next day it was a swirling vortex

[Kelly Jessop]

There was also the double fatality at Madison Blue when half-hitch had a partial collapse.

The shift in the half hitch was a few weeks old when these divers dove the system.