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Freak Needlefish AccidentContents of this Issue: Be Concerned About the Guy Across the Aisle South Caicos, Jupiter, St. Vincent, Cozumel Your Reader Reports Have Never Been More Important Guidelines for Divers to Avoid Spreading Coral Disease Did COVID-19 Cost You Money in Lost Reservations? Galapagos Migratory Sharks Threatened by Giant Chinese Fishing Fleet Wearing Fins on Deck Proves Fatal Put Your Fins On Last and Avoid Taking a Tumble Why Does Your Regulator Free-flow? Coast Guard Sued by 34 Families Editorial Office: Ben Davison Publisher and Editor Undercurrent 3020 Bridgeway, Suite 102 Sausalito, CA 94965 from the October, 2021 issue of Undercurrent
In a one-in-a-million example of bad luck, a 16-year-old girl jumped from the liveaboard MV Keana at Maamigili in Ari Atoll on September 19 -- and collided with a needlefish (also called a garfish). She was seriously injured when its needle tip snout penetrated her neck and brain. The dive guide who jumped into the water simultaneously was stabbed by another. Needle fish tend to cruise in schools close to the surface, and this accident suggests a unique hazard divers need to keep in mind. |
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