spatman wrote:eric was most likely referring to
this scene in Spinal Tap...
and if not, i was!
From the top of my orig post:
Sockmonkey wrote:The answer is none. None more blue.
"We've got Armadillos in our drysuits. It's really quite frightening."
To answer Sounder's shark questions...
Sounder wrote:Eric - how often, really, do you all have an encounter?
Zero since I've been here but there have been encounters in the past. Typically when one of our systems has a bunch of growth on it the little fish flock... and little fish brings da big fish... hakuna mata it's the circle of life. That's why spearfishing dudes are always hanging around the stationary buoys.
Sounder wrote:It seems your procedures are quite strictly in place (which, I suppose, to be a "procedure" it has to be),
As far as the shark protocols go. We brought a shark expert in and he made recommendations for procedures. Once an expert does such a thing, as a company, you're hard pressed not to implement them. We also bring non-employees out to swim with the vehicles so it makes sense to have procedures. Besides all the pokie sticks and shark shields (that zap the living shit out of you sometimes) I don't mind having a spotter/helper around when I'm working in the water. Lets me focus on the task at hand while the spotter communicates with the boat and watches my back.
Sounder wrote:but honestly - I know you'd be geeked if you saw a tiger shark. I know I would.
I would be PSYCHED to see one swim by. I might ink from joy
Sounder wrote:What are the various sharks you're concerned about and watching for? I assume tigers, and perhaps ocean white-tips, but what others?
People have seen both tigers and oceanic white tips. I don't know enough about the area yet to say what other kinds are about.
Sounder wrote:If you ever see one, you'd BETTER have someone get a picture of you and the shark... that'd be a sweet wall paper.
Damn straight. Later I'll post more about the
shark yesterday... but I really wanted to get in the water for a photo op... but the boss and the video guy went instead.
spatman wrote:and a video of you jabbing it with that stick would be awesome, too.
My boss was freediving yesterday when I was tailing the video dude... he swam down to me tapped me on the shoulder and took a photo. Scared me senseless... so jabbed him in the ribs with the pokie stick as he swam up from 25 feet.
Scuba Scott wrote:
I don't hate you. I just want to come dive with you. Where was the shot taken from? How deep of water? Keep on posting pictures.
It was taken about 5 miles offshore about 15 miles north of here at the start of the Alenuihāhā channel between Maui and the Big Island. I think we were probably in about 30 feet of water when that pic was snapped. The water depth was around 450 meters I think. And I've got a bunch more to post as soon as I finish the dive reports.
-Eric
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or Lighter blue 
. That would make it bluer than it is. Don't get me wrong. It's pretty Blue, but I think it could be a tad more blue, darker or lighter, take your pick. One thing is for sure, it'll never be that blue around here. 
