Also remember they are doing the same as you, looking for a feed and you are in their environment. There are safety cages made for abalone divers, but if they don't use them they do so at their own risk!

Test pilot 1 said...

There are safety cages made for abalone divers, but if they don't use them they do so at their own risk!

This diver [according to reports] was taken leaving the cage to get back on the boat.

Gizmo said...

Test pilot 1 said...

There are safety cages made for abalone divers, but if they don't use them they do so at their own risk!

This diver [according to reports] was taken leaving the cage to get back on the boat.

I couldn't find any reports that a cage was being used. (do you have any links?)

But people who know him say he always wore a Shark Shield. If so, this proves that a Shark Shield won't stop a shark if he's willing to kill.

I was annoyed by some so called "expert" being quoted in one of the newspapers saying that being attacked by 2 sharks is a "1 in 10 million" occurence.
This is complete and utter rubbish and armchair "experts" should study the facts before they open their mouth and ridicule themselves in newspapers.
Sure, sharks do not hunt in packs, but in the presence of another shark they are competing for prey and they are much more likely to attack and kill a person in a hurry.

I've seen studies that show that shark shields won't stop a determined shark, but will deter ones that are just cruising around.

I've also seen studies that show that at longer range, sharks will come up and investigate what's making the weird zapping signal...

Some divers (myself included) won't dive anywhere near someone who has a shark shield. I prefer to remain incognito, instead of having a big dinner bell attached to me

au_rick said...

every time I start to think about selling my Shark Shiled something like this happens and I decide to keep using it.

www.abc.net.au/news/2011-02-21/no-remains-found-from-shark-victim/1951028

I'm sorry but I don't understand your logic. This is the diver we are talking about here. Read the article you just quoted, particularly this bit:

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Police are investigating if Mr Clarkson was wearing a shark shield safety device at the time of the attack. It emits an electrical wave to deter sharks.

The victim's friend Don Morrison has no doubt.

"I guarantee he would have been wearing it. I think he checked it was working all the time. I'm pretty sure he would have been wearing it," he said.
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