Mike <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> On 7 Mar 2001, at 1:26, Krazy Kiwi wrote:
> > Annually we hear the news of king waves disabling crayfish
> > (lobster) and prawn boats out in that area .. some even being
> >  flipped or completely swamped sinking them. This is a first
> >  for a dive boat.. but hopefully the last.
> > Viv
>
> Viv, glad to hear that everyone is gonna be ok. This is one dive
> report from OZ that I'm glad I was on!

Im pretty glad I decided to stay Perth bound that weekend also. My boyfriend
kept harping on that I should go & not worry about him. He's a non-diver ..
but Im working on that little hiccup! Delicately of course coz no man likes
being told what to do <evil grin>

It was a public holiday Monday 5th (Labour Day in our state) and normally I
go away on dive trips during long weekends .. but I was being a lazy bum &
did as little as possible that weekend due to our horrendous heatwave :-(
Normally I would have been with the group .. and even worse .. I am usually
with Ann coz our dive buddies usually are out of air long before us so we
normally cruise around a little more uw photographing. We dont buddy up, but
give each other space & keep a visual on each other. Definite SOBs!!

If ya want to see some pics of the waves building up & the damage to the
boat check Kurt's site out - link below.
It takes a while to load so have a few beers while ya wait  -:)
Viv
http://www.realtime.net.au/waups/index.html