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October 12, 2017

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Hurricane Damage Update

If you’re concerned about the status of any Caribbean destination, DEMA issues press releases once a business is up and running again. For the latest information, visit www.dema.org/?page=HurricaneUpdate Tropical storm Nate passed close to the Caymans and Cozumel, generating seas massive enough to flip Grand Cayman’s wreck of the Kittiwake on her side. See here.

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We Need Your Travel Reports

Independent Reader’s Reports are unique to Undercurrent. It’s a vast and ever-growing resource of information. Share your experiences, good and bad, of dive resorts and liveaboards, and see it on line and in our annual Chapbook. It’s easy to file a report using the online form at: https://www.undercurrent.org/members/UCnow/SubRRTopMA.php

Aqua Lung Regulator Safety Problem

Do you have one of those Aqua Lung regulators with that Auto Closure Device or ACD? That’s the feature that allows you to rinse your first-stage without the blanking cap in place and without getting water in the works. Well, Aqua Lung is concerned that a component may not have been properly tightened resulting in a possible gas-flow failure during a dive. Aqua Lung is conducting a voluntary product check of regulators with the ACD yoke systems. Models affected are the Titan LX with serial numbers prefixed E or F, The Core ACD with serial numbers prefixed E – H, and the Legend ACD or Legend LX ACD. If you have one of these regulators, best get it checked out by a qualified Aqua Lung service technician. For additional assistance, please call 800-775-3483 or visit www.aqualung.com and click on the Safety Notice.

All Washed Up After Irma

Top marks for members of the Boca Raton, FL police department who were able to decipher the “Troop1736” printed on a Boy Scout shirt worn by a man in some pictures recorded on a recovered GoPro camera. ‘Cory’ Buckalew, an assistant headmaster with the Detroit troop. thought he’d never see his GoPro again after he lost it diving off Boca Raton mid-August, but a month later, after Hurricane Irma, two beachcombers near Spanish River Park spotted it washed up and covered with seaweed. Luckily, Buckalew had previously accidentally recorded himself on the GoPro trying to check it was working.

Bali Volcano Update

Going to dive in Bali? While scientist think the volcano Mount Agung is due to erupt, truth is the situation is as fluid as the magma that’s expected to roll down its slopes. While most tourist areas are safe, resorts in the Tulamben and Amed areas have closed for the time being, while other areas are still operating. If you are just hubbing at the Denspasar Airport, you ought to give yourself an extra 24 hours if your flight needs to find an alternative airport. A good overview of the situation (at least prior to an eruption) is here.

To get the current status, best to check with your agent or resort before going. An unofficial Facebook status report is here.

Coming Up in Undercurrent

Cancun’s cenotes: The delights of cavern diving as a side trip to Cozumel . . . Falling for muck diving in the Philippines . . . Questions about liveaboard liability insurance and whether it affects you . . . How to avoid an in-flight cold or infection ruining your dive trip . . . Why do non-diving journalists always seem to get their stories wrong with oxygen? . . . An unvarnished report on diving the Bahamas from an Aggressor . . . Foreign critters spotted rafting across the Pacific to the West coast of the US . . . Diving the Chinchorro Banks of Mexico’s Yucatan . . . Is it worth upgrading to a modern regulator? . . . and much, much more.

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