Missing Diver

busumark · January 12, 2009, 19:53:21 CET

i think that place is going out from ghajntuffieha keeping on your right a bit further out from the boathouses that are under the hotel. there are those 2 big rocks

LapsiBoy · January 12, 2009, 20:13:04 CET

Just heard the news, they stated it was between ghajn tuffieha and Anchor bay (Ras Il-Wahx).
Im very heart broken about this news, seein as he was a very good friend of my mother's and he also used to get us some octopus on occasion, he was a very good boy.
This is very very sad news guys =[...Let us all pray form him.

EmicMalta · January 12, 2009, 20:21:45 CET

yes Patrick, it s at Delli limits of Golden sands. Last time I meet him was begining of december and he was heading-in in just 4-5mtr for some octopus. Infact some guys that where with us went to talk with him. I just saw his float but the others had talked with him and think even Markcam that day.

A stupid thing was that this sunday, Mario and I where diving at Paridise bay and I lost a float and when Giovanni called me this early morning and told me that they found his float, I re checked to be sure that it wasn t mine, so that they will be searching in the right area. But mine was without a weight so there we concluded that it was Herbert s one.

Cannot say anymore information cos I just picked up some from some diveres where we all offered our help where possible

cal357magnum · January 12, 2009, 20:27:11 CET

I can't imagine him looking for great depths at this time of the year Edward, especially if he's an expericenced spearo. Well I guess rescue teams know what they're doing. right now all we can do is pray the almighty god he's found safe and sound.

Granitu · January 12, 2009, 20:30:15 CET

jaqaw da wiehed xaghru qargha??

bad news, very bad. safety is never enough guys and no fish is worth your life

baghira · January 12, 2009, 20:39:39 CET

Pitty, That's a very bad news that I faced early this mornig when emic sent me an sms. Since I am from dingli, i had to know this guy for sure, but I had no name so I was going to phone someone, but what if it was him?

so I sent an sms and this person replied to me, so I said to myself thank you god, until he replied to me that the missing person was Herbert.

He told me that he used to be his buddy,and is a good family friend and therefore he went on the spot, that is exactly where you mentioned. They found his float anchored at 15metres, his car, and his speargun shot with a grouper in the spear.
This morning the search continued, and this person (a good friend of mine whom I am not telling the name for privacy) went with the rescue team on the dinghi. The operation had to stop due to bad weather, and this person sadly phoned me and gave me the bad result, and It will be much more difficult, the possibility to find him now that the weather is so bad.
Herbert was a good friend, and so quiet, .....This was a tragic end

Lets all pray for him.... and as emic said forget solo diving for the moment, we will open a thread in the future and together discuss safety.

Seahunter · January 13, 2009, 15:14:10 CET

Very sad news... Lets pray for him and his family.

King · January 13, 2009, 15:54:41 CET

Today i heard the news and still no sign of him. They found his harpoon and his car parked. i feel very sry 4 him and his family. Dont know why he went snorkling in that weather,

ganni · January 13, 2009, 16:27:28 CET

King on that side of malta with Eastern winds its nearly always calm and in the morning it was not windy

EmicMalta · January 13, 2009, 18:12:51 CET

Quote from: King on January 13, 2009, 15:54:41 CET
Today i heard the news and still no sign of him. They found his harpoon and his car parked. i feel very sry 4 him and his family. Dont know why he went snorkling in that weather,

I was swimming on that side 3-4km from him and the sea was really calm

King · January 13, 2009, 18:39:42 CET

Ic, i thought it was rough.

kurtfalcon · January 13, 2009, 18:56:01 CET

Ghadom ma sabuhx?

King · January 13, 2009, 19:02:26 CET

Ifimni sa dalghodu kienu ghadom ma sabuhx. Issa jajdu fuq l ahbarijiet dalwaqt

EmicMalta · January 13, 2009, 19:27:06 CET

nhoss li kif inhu il bahar vera mhux ser jajn fi tficcija pero jekk il kurrent jkun il gewwa huwa ahjar.

Simon G · January 13, 2009, 23:16:11 CET

On thursday a group of us are going to help look for herman if anyone is intersted in joining send me a personal message and i will forward the information
thank you for your help