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As of April 22nd, 2011, there have been 6 deaths in Northern California involving SCUBA or Free Diving. Four SCUBA divers died in two unrelated incidents on Saturday, April 9th. One SCUBA diver died the following week, Saturday, April 17th. An abalone diver died on April 21st.
Here are links to the reports.
Two teens from Nevada at Monterey: http://www.mynews4.com/story.php?id=40697
Two adults in the Gold Country: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/12/3545981/two-men-diving-at-old-tuolumne.html
A woman from San Jose at Monterey: http://www.montereyherald.com/ci_17889613?IADID=Search-www.montereyherald.com-www.montereyherald.com&nclick_check=1
An unamed ab diver at Fort Ross: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20110421/NEWS/110429896
There was a near miss involving a father/daughter dive team at Monastery Beach in Carmel on April 9th as well. http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_17819181?source=rss&nclick_check=1
Let’s be CAREFUL out their folks!
On the brighter side:
All About SCUBA in Fairfield will be having their Second Annual Informational Diving Conference June 11th. Presenters will include Dan Rodarte (rep for Aqualung & Whites Dry Suits), Dan Orr, President of Divers Alert Network, Ruth Lowther (rep for Aggressor Fleet). Breakfast and a Bar-B-Que are included. Tickets are $55 in advance and $65 at the door. Reservations are recommended as there is limited seating.
CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENT:
SCUBA Show 2011 — June 4 - 5, 2011
Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA
The SCUBA Show, America’s Largest Consumer Dive Expo, will take place June 4-5, 2011 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. This is the 24th year of this popular event. The show will consist of 76,000 square feet of diving related exhibits including new and revolutionary dive gear, equipment bargains, travel pros (many offering show discounts), and diving experts. Several exhibitors also offer free drawings for valuable prizes. The first 1,000 people in attendance on Saturday and Sunday will receive complementary tote bags and major door prize drawings will be taking place throughout the day.
Highlighting the exhibit hall will be a personal appearance by world famous artist Wyland. On Saturday he will be interacting with attendees while painting a new piece of art and on Sunday he will be painting an ocean mural with participation from children in attendance.
Legendary underwater filmmaker Stan Waterman will be headlining a weekend of seminars that include some of the most popular dive experts around. Some of the presenters include Marty Snyderman, Jack and Sue Drafahl, Bruce Watkins, Dale Sheckler, Ken Knezick, Ken Kurtis, and more. Subjects covered include underwater photography and video, marine life, dive travel, dive medicine, gear, and California diving.
A continuous underwater film festival will be running in the exhibit hall on a three-story high screen and will feature films from around the world by over a dozen underwater imaging experts.
Exhibit hall hours are Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is $12 and includes admission to exhibit hall and film festival (seminars are an additional charge). Discount coupons are available at California dive stores, on California dive charter boats and through California dive clubs. Age 13 and under are admitted free. For information on SCUBA Show 2011 call (310) 792-2333 or visit the web site www.ScubaShow.com. Advanced registration online at ScubaShow.com is strongly encouraged to save time and money. A coupon for discounted admission can be downloaded here.
