Meg stolen or lost on 8-26

sean326 · 1st September 2007, 12:11

For what it's worth, i flew from Philadelphia to Miami to dive the keys on the 26th I had my meg well packed in a Tumi bag and checked it at philly. Thats the last anyone saw of it including USair. No big deal it was well insured but it will be a hassel getting a new one, setting it up and tweaking it. USair has no record of it after check in. It had a Golem gear BOV, tiger mounts etc... and was less than 6 months old.

diverklondike · 1st September 2007, 12:21

Sorry to hear about your situation.

Knowing USAir as I do flying on them almost weekly, your Meg has probably been miss tagged and is hop scotching between LaGuardia, Pittsburg and Charlotte on various 737's.

Best of Luck!

Mark

decoweenie · 1st September 2007, 12:21

Sorry to hear your bad news, but using an expensive bag like TUMI is probably drawing the attention.

Same for zipper dive bags that scream "expensive scuba gears inside".

Celia_E · 1st September 2007, 12:51

Do you have the serial number handy?
It is not a very common item and it's likely to surface somewhere one of these days...(maybe even be returned to you!!)

Dive safe,

Celia

sean326 · 1st September 2007, 13:28

Quote: (Originally Posted by decoweenie)

Sorry to hear your bad news, but using an expensive bag like TUMI is probably drawing the attention.

Same for zipper dive bags that scream "expensive scuba gears inside".

I have 2 pelican cases for it but I packed it in the Tumi so as to not draw attention to it.... 1/2 the bags on the carousel are tumi or tumi type wheeled suiters.

RZEP17 · 1st September 2007, 14:03

Sorry to hear it, but that is the reason I always pack my meg in carry on. Hopefully is gonna come back to you after flying around half of the world.
By the way what kind of insurance you used to fully cover your Meg?
rgrds
Tomek

sean326 · 1st September 2007, 16:10

Quote: (Originally Posted by RZEP17)

Sorry to hear it, but that is the reason I always pack my meg in carry on. Hopefully is gonna come back to you after flying around half of the world.
By the way what kind of insurance you used to fully cover your Meg?
rgrds
Tomek

I'm not optamistic about it turning up, it's been 7 full days and the airline still (as of this morning) has no idea where it is. I've traveled once or twice a month 14 or 15 trips a year for about 20 years, half business half recreational.... some both and i've never totaly lost a bag. A few times a bag may miss a flight or connection and been delivered to the hotel that night or the next day but never totally MIA for a week. I think it's gone.

the insurance is $3k from the airline (their max liability) the difference made up by my homeowners.

kmev · 1st September 2007, 17:37

It's good that your homeowner's policy will cover it. I've heard that that if you dive for work (i.e. instructor or diving scientist) a homeowner's policy won't cover any dive gear, since it would be considered business related. Any experience with that?

sean326 · 1st September 2007, 18:07

Quote: (Originally Posted by kmev)

It's good that your homeowner's policy will cover it. I've heard that that if you dive for work (i.e. instructor or diving scientist) a homeowner's policy won't cover any dive gear, since it would be considered business related. Any experience with that?

Thats what my adjuster told me as well, Thank god i'm in real estate.

Johnny Christensen · 1st September 2007, 18:08

Quote: (Originally Posted by sean326)

I'm not optamistic about it turning up, it's been 7 full days and the airline still (as of this morning) has no idea where it is. I've traveled once or twice a month 14 or 15 trips a year for about 20 years, half business half recreational.... some both and i've never totaly lost a bag. A few times a bag may miss a flight or connection and been delivered to the hotel that night or the next day but never totally MIA for a week. I think it's gone.

the insurance is $3k from the airline (their max liability) the difference made up by my homeowners.

Miracles could still happen. I once had a bag with some photo equipment worth about 12.000 US$ turn up after 16 days. Absolutly unharmed, nothing missing. You could still get lucky.

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sean326 New Member Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7	Meg stolen or lost on 8-26 For what it's worth, i flew from Philadelphia to Miami to dive the keys on the 26th I had my meg well packed in a Tumi bag and checked it at philly. Thats the last anyone saw of it including USair. No big deal it was well insured but it will be a hassel getting a new one, setting it up and tweaking it. USair has no record of it after check in. It had a Golem gear BOV, tiger mounts etc... and was less than 6 months old. __________________ Work hard, play hard, he who dives with the most toys wins.
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diverklondike Just one of the Peasants Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other CCR Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Delaware, USA Posts: 1,613	Re: Meg stolen or lost on 8-26 Sorry to hear about your situation. Knowing USAir as I do flying on them almost weekly, your Meg has probably been miss tagged and is hop scotching between LaGuardia, Pittsburg and Charlotte on various 737's. Best of Luck! Mark
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decoweenie Crash Test Dummy Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cairo Posts: 5,487	Re: Meg stolen or lost on 8-26 Sorry to hear your bad news, but using an expensive bag like TUMI is probably drawing the attention. Same for zipper dive bags that scream "expensive scuba gears inside". __________________ "...after a while you get bored offering advice to a bull that like to keep butting the fence with its head rather than walking through the open gate..." - Rebreather World PM
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Celia_E Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: back from paradise... Posts: 107	Re: Meg stolen or lost on 8-26 Do you have the serial number handy? It is not a very common item and it's likely to surface somewhere one of these days...(maybe even be returned to you!!) Dive safe, Celia __________________ "We are now a two Meg family!!!"
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sean326 New Member Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7	Re: Meg stolen or lost on 8-26 Quote: (Originally Posted by decoweenie) Sorry to hear your bad news, but using an expensive bag like TUMI is probably drawing the attention. Same for zipper dive bags that scream "expensive scuba gears inside". I have 2 pelican cases for it but I packed it in the Tumi so as to not draw attention to it.... 1/2 the bags on the carousel are tumi or tumi type wheeled suiters. __________________ Work hard, play hard, he who dives with the most toys wins.
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RZEP17 New Member Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 77	Re: Meg stolen or lost on 8-26 Sorry to hear it, but that is the reason I always pack my meg in carry on. Hopefully is gonna come back to you after flying around half of the world. By the way what kind of insurance you used to fully cover your Meg? rgrds Tomek
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sean326 New Member Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7	Re: Meg stolen or lost on 8-26 Quote: (Originally Posted by RZEP17) Sorry to hear it, but that is the reason I always pack my meg in carry on. Hopefully is gonna come back to you after flying around half of the world. By the way what kind of insurance you used to fully cover your Meg? rgrds Tomek I'm not optamistic about it turning up, it's been 7 full days and the airline still (as of this morning) has no idea where it is. I've traveled once or twice a month 14 or 15 trips a year for about 20 years, half business half recreational.... some both and i've never totaly lost a bag. A few times a bag may miss a flight or connection and been delivered to the hotel that night or the next day but never totally MIA for a week. I think it's gone. the insurance is $3k from the airline (their max liability) the difference made up by my homeowners. __________________ Work hard, play hard, he who dives with the most toys wins. Last edited by sean326 : 1st September 2007 at 16:16.
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kmev New Member Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 40	Re: Meg stolen or lost on 8-26 It's good that your homeowner's policy will cover it. I've heard that that if you dive for work (i.e. instructor or diving scientist) a homeowner's policy won't cover any dive gear, since it would be considered business related. Any experience with that?
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sean326 New Member Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7	Re: Meg stolen or lost on 8-26 Quote: (Originally Posted by kmev) It's good that your homeowner's policy will cover it. I've heard that that if you dive for work (i.e. instructor or diving scientist) a homeowner's policy won't cover any dive gear, since it would be considered business related. Any experience with that? Thats what my adjuster told me as well, Thank god i'm in real estate. __________________ Work hard, play hard, he who dives with the most toys wins.
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Johnny Christensen Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 304	Re: Meg stolen or lost on 8-26 Quote: (Originally Posted by sean326) I'm not optamistic about it turning up, it's been 7 full days and the airline still (as of this morning) has no idea where it is. I've traveled once or twice a month 14 or 15 trips a year for about 20 years, half business half recreational.... some both and i've never totaly lost a bag. A few times a bag may miss a flight or connection and been delivered to the hotel that night or the next day but never totally MIA for a week. I think it's gone. the insurance is $3k from the airline (their max liability) the difference made up by my homeowners. Miracles could still happen. I once had a bag with some photo equipment worth about 12.000 US$ turn up after 16 days. Absolutly unharmed, nothing missing. You could still get lucky. __________________ www.johnnychristensen.com Wreckphotography from the cold north
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