Quote: (Originally Posted by
hchoat)
The CG's primary mission is not to "rescue" injured divers. What about personal responsibility for risk taking (this is a risky sport, after all). Since when do we expect "Big Brother" to come flying to our rescue anytime anything bad happens?
I'm sorry the guy died, but I don't see why we are beating up the CG over it.
It's not their primary mission, but it is part of their overall mission. Here and in any Coastal area. It's some of our tax dollars at work. If they are going to take it on, they should be prepared to to it to the best of their ability.
Knowing that part of what they do is rescue work, be it divers, fisherman, heart attack victims off cruise ships, and any other major injury at sea you would think they would carry O2 on their all their boats & Helo's. They don't and they should! It can and does save lives! Don't know about the the boats, I imagine some do and some don't, but as far as I can tell none of the Helo's carry O2 for use on a patient. It may cost a bit to outfit the Helo's with a safe system, but with all we spend on our Military, it's a drop in the bucket.
Richie