Hey all,
Went diving with Deep Sea Charters in Anacortes this past Sunday. Has a great first dive on PeePot rocks. We then went to James island and then *#&* hit the fan. Jumping in I hit the water and turned to get my camera ... Just then I noticed my left glove was flooding. I reach for the camera, raised my flooded glove at the same time, and lost the grip on my camera. I tried to dive and catch the camera, flooded glove be damned, but it was too far down to reach. The current was about 1 knot in about 50' of water, so we went to find it. This area of the island was a 50-degree slope with boulders and kelp. We searched, but no luck.
I am asking that is anyone finds this rig ... I will gladly discuss a reward for its return. The rig is sealed tight and the power was off, so in theory, it should be fine.
The camera is a Nikon D90, Ikelite housing, Big Blue 3x5 focus light (black), Dual kelite D120 strobes.
I thought insurance would cover this, but after talking to them, they stated that I did not have the policy set up correctly. :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry:
If you find it, please let me know.
Thank you
Tim e.g cpt.bungee
Lost Camera
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Re: Lost Camera
That sucks! I know it doesn't help, but I know EXACTLY how you feel. I was on a liveaboard dive trip and no sooner hit the water on a dive and had my camera handed to me than the o-ring in my tank blew, and as I contorted around to turn off the air, the camera slipped out of my hands (hadn't had time to attach the lanyard!) - in 200 ft with strong currents. The crew jumped in and searched and searched, but no luck. It's amazing how fast things can happen - in just a split second!
I hope someone finds it and is honest enough to return it to you!
I hope someone finds it and is honest enough to return it to you!
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Re: Lost Camera
Thanks for the kind words .... it does suck the big one .... worst off is the insurance company giving me the run around ... and i have been with them for 26 years ....
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well we have divers on the board who live in the san juan islands, whidbey is etc... So it should be easy to put a dive team together with some peeps to do a search and rescue ..
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Re: Lost Camera
On another thread I offered to help search for the other lost camera of the trip. When can you get a dive day to go look? Launching my boat from Anacortes we could be at James Island in half an hour easy. Room for 4 divers on the boat. Let me know if I can help.
Steve
Steve
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Thank you for the offer ... Saturday could work for me .... here is my number 253-777-5125 .... I think I would be the only one going ... but if anyone else wants to come along ....
Thank you very much
Thank you very much
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Re: Lost Camera
Saturday will work for me. I'll call tomorrow and we can work out the details. It would be best to have 4 divers so we can put more eyes on the bottom. I dive a rebreather, I'll ask a friend or two with rebreathers. I can dive a little deeper/longer if I have a rebreather buddy.
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Re: Lost Camera
Steve, if you don't fill up your boat with rebreather divers, I'd be happy to drive up and help with the search (on open circuit). My wife's out of town this weekend, so I'll take any excuse to dive.
-Brian
-Brian
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Brian,
There is space on the boat. We are meeting at the Washington Park ramp Saturday at 9:00am. PM me if you have any questions.
Steve
There is space on the boat. We are meeting at the Washington Park ramp Saturday at 9:00am. PM me if you have any questions.
Steve
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Any luck with the search???
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good luck actually ...see post " lost camera found"
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Re: Lost Camera
Link to Lost Camera Found thread.
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