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[mz53480]

Stupid Dan Warter and his thorough research -- I coulda sworn none of the usual sites had the co-pilots name published, and yet after posting I found it on Dan's website!
Yes Lt. Shook -- the other members aboard were Fullmer, Merritt, Griffin, Brundett, Madden, la Point, Herd, Ratfield, and West. All survived the crash
Scott

First name?......

[lundysd]

Good point! Merrill Shook was his full name

[lundysd]

Laurynn... Laurynn....?

[seainggreen]

Laurynn... Laurynn....?

Apologies, wasn't sure if I took it or not since I did not provide the first name.

Sticking with the theme of local history...

I sank in 1921 and 8 lives were lost.

What am I?
Who were the first explorers to visit me after my sinking?
What were they hoping to find?
What is my "local divers" nickname?

[ljjames]

ss governor
kelly finn & eric morris
the safe supposedly carrying san francisco 20$ gold pieces
'the gov'

[seainggreen]

You are 4 of 5 correct. The nickname I hear the most is "the Andrea Doria of the West".

But since "The Gov" is a technically correct response, we'll call it good. Go forth and give the next question.

[ljjames]

oh ya... i forgot the doria nickname... I guess i always considered it a much more difficult wreck, considering some of the peeps that are able to get out on the Doria

ok, here goes... continuing along the line of Local Trivia

What was the name of the first shop which had a Nitrox fill station in Washington? Who was it's owner, and where is he now?

[ljjames]

John? Randy? come on boys... you know this one!

[kat]

going out on a limb, was it randy?

[ljjames]

nope... but Randy should know the answer... someone drag his butt to a computer!

[ketralis]

I think I know that one! Sound Dive and Adventure Center in Bremerton was the first shop to provide NITROX commercially for recreational divers, at least in the Puget Sound area. They started providing in 1993. The owner is Geoff Pentz, and as far as I know he hasn't gone anywhere.

Am I right?
-Kevin

[ljjames]

pre-geoff...

the shop opened in 1987, and was the first shop west of the Mississippi to pump nitrox. He had a nice big RIX compressor.

I think I know that one! Sound Dive and Adventure Center in Bremerton was the first shop to provide NITROX commercially for recreational divers, at least in the Puget Sound area. They started providing in 1993. The owner is Geoff Pentz, and as far as I know he hasn't gone anywhere.

Am I right?
-Kevin

[ketralis]

Okay, so after quite a bit of searching, I discovered that the dive shop in question was owned by Larry Elsevier, and it was located in Bellingham, and I believe was called Bellingham Dive and Travel, where Larry and Dick Rutkowski taught NITROX courses. I'm not sure where Larry is now, unless he's the same Larry Elsevier who is the sales manager at Cochran UnderSea Tec. in Dallas, Ft. Worth

Get it that time?
-Kevin

[ljjames]

Ding ding ding! We have a winner!

he is indeed the sales manager for Cochran.

I remember him rep'ing the cochrans back in the early 90's and convincing us to try them on our deeper dives only to flood one after another (made it hard to report back on the algorithm)... He also imported Uwatec and Beuchat, was a scubapro dealer,typhoon, andy's etc.. I remember wondering why he thought he was so 'cool' back in the day (when i was an ungrateful whippersnapper) but now i realize, he was eon's ahead of his time and we were lucky to get a chance to learn. He even let us top off our helium fills with nitrox before we got a RIX for Adventure Diving Inc, so we were not stuck with poor mans mix - circa 1993, but was like "here's the key to the shed, I don't even want to know about it" LOL... he was a teacher and a visionary, and we were lucky to have him out here to help guide us out of the dark age of air...

(i figured the "west of the Mississippi" made it google-able)

Okay, so after quite a bit of searching, I discovered that the dive shop in question was owned by Larry Elsevier, and it was located in Bellingham, and I believe was called Bellingham Dive and Travel, where Larry and Dick Rutkowski taught NITROX courses. I'm not sure where Larry is now, unless he's the same Larry Elsevier who is the sales manager at Cochran UnderSea Tec. in Dallas, Ft. Worth

Get it that time?
-Kevin

[ketralis]

Okay guys, so, sticking with the same topic, but maybe a little more obscure, what was the film that Larry Elsevier saw when he was 13 years old that inspired him to get into diving in the first place? I learned this as I was trying to figure out the last answer.
Good Hunting
-Kevin

[ljjames]

tee hee... i won't answer

but its the same one that inspired many of us

[4ster]

WAG - Silent World by Cousteau and Louis Malle?

[ketralis]

Close 4ster, but not quite. Keep 'em coming
-Kevin

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[ketralis]

Nope

[4ster]

Another Guess: World Without Sun. If I'm wrong I'll stop guessing and go back to the sidelines.

[ketralis]

You were closer with the first one 4ster, I'll give a hint, you got the Cousteau part right, just the wrong film
-Kevin

[ketralis]

Okay guys, nobody's posted for a while, and it was a pretty obscure one, so I'm pulling it, the answer was "The Underwater World of Jacques Cousteau". I found the answer here http://www.sandysondrol.com/Leaders%20& ... ier%29.pdf

4ster you were closest to the right answer so the next question is yours if you want it.
-Kevin

[4ster]

Ok, here goes.

What settlement in Puget Sound was named, at least in part, after what is now a dive site here? Hint: It was the largest of its kind on the west coast at one time.

[kat]

lobster shop wall?