CPWhittingham Posted April 10, 2012 #1 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Carnival Pride - as reported on cruisejunkie.com :- From a passenger: We were in Grand Turk on Wednesday April 4, 2012. There was a diving accident. Rumor was that a 17 year old drowned. Ship was delayed an hour as cruise medical staff was onsite. At least one family member stayed behind on the island with the injured diver. My prayers are very active tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathansburden Posted April 10, 2012 #2 Share Posted April 10, 2012 How sad.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sh1035 Posted April 10, 2012 #3 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Very sad but not sure why you posted this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H82seaUgo Posted April 10, 2012 #4 Share Posted April 10, 2012 wonder why this took 5 days to surface. hopefully, someone would corroborate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H82seaUgo Posted April 10, 2012 #5 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Very sad but not sure why you posted this? huh? why does anyone post anything? <---rhetorical question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPfromCT Posted April 10, 2012 #6 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Somebody just posted a review on here of their cruise last week, on the Pride, and it was mentioned that there was a medical emergency and the family had to stay ashore. It was also mentioned that they didn't make it.:( My prayers go out to this family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmorg Posted April 10, 2012 #7 Share Posted April 10, 2012 http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1611297 Mentioned in this cruiser's review, around post #11, I think.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYMac4 Posted April 10, 2012 #8 Share Posted April 10, 2012 It was definitely scary and sad :( I read an article though today from the police in Grand Turk and it said the young man was evacuated to the United States and as far as they knew in critical condition. I hope that somehow he pulls through and is okay ....not how anyone wants to have their vacation end :( We said lots of prayers for all involved .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momof2cruiser Posted April 10, 2012 #9 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Does anyone know the details of the diving accident? So sad.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxamuus Posted April 10, 2012 #10 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Hope this is just conjecture and the boy is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzin' Daddy Posted April 10, 2012 #11 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Very sad but not sure why you posted this? I'm not sure why YOU posted this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taragl Posted April 10, 2012 #12 Share Posted April 10, 2012 There is confirmation of the incident from the Royal Turks and Caicos Police: http://www.tcipolice.tc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=255&Itemid= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spunkyhungry Posted April 10, 2012 #13 Share Posted April 10, 2012 That's so sad. Is it confirmed that the person died? I hope the person is okay. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanWeGoYet? Posted April 10, 2012 #14 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I did some searches and could find nothing but different versions of the same news article. I hope this means the boy is still alive, after being airlifted to the US. In any case the lack of media attention might be making a horribly difficult time for his family slightly less so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie S. Posted April 10, 2012 #15 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I would like to know which dive operator it was. We had a bad experience last month there while on a HAL two-tank dive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spleenstomper Posted April 10, 2012 #16 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I was trying to find the article about the grandmother who disappeared while scuba diving recently. She was on a cruise (I believe carnival) and was doing a harder dive (Cozumel maybe) and they think she may have been sucked in a reef. She is presumed dead and her family is hoping her body will surface soon. I'm going to go look for the article again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle1836 Posted April 10, 2012 #17 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Oh my! awful news about both incidences!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spleenstomper Posted April 10, 2012 #18 Share Posted April 10, 2012 O.k. Strange. Here is a different one I found about a US tourist who died: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2096550/U-S-tourist-dies-scuba-diving-Grand-Cayman.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spleenstomper Posted April 10, 2012 #19 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Here is the one about the grandmother in Cozumel: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2126746/Grandmother-feared-dead-sucked-away-husbands-strong-currents-scuba-dive.html ETA: they were on Celebrity Equinox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxamuus Posted April 10, 2012 #20 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Jeez, i am glad i am no diver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan52 Posted April 10, 2012 #21 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I was on this trip and saw the beginning of the excursion that the incident occured. According to the family members that were still onboard the Pride, the 17 yr old was in a coma and as soon as he was able to travel he would be flown back to the US. That was a/o 2 days after the incident, so Friday. I did not hear of any follow up, we docked in Baltimore on Sunday. I knew 2 people on the same excursion and they were the people that spoke to the additional family members on the ship about the young man, so a good source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasey Posted April 10, 2012 #22 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Here is the one about the grandmother in Cozumel: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2126746/Grandmother-feared-dead-sucked-away-husbands-strong-currents-scuba-dive.html ETA: they were on Celebrity Equinox How sad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibcnusoon Posted April 10, 2012 #23 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I was trying to find the article about the grandmother who disappeared while scuba diving recently. She was on a cruise (I believe carnival) and was doing a harder dive (Cozumel maybe) and they think she may have been sucked in a reef. She is presumed dead and her family is hoping her body will surface soon. I'm going to go look for the article again. I just found the article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2126746/Grandmother-feared-dead-sucked-away-husbands-strong-currents-scuba-dive.html so sad :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted April 10, 2012 #24 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Jeez, i am glad i am no diver. It's not something to undertake lightly. Having oodles of snorkelling water-worthiness beforehand helps a lot: by that I mean someone who is already WELL familiar with how to fit,wear and use (their own?) mask, snorkel, flippers -so that all they really need to learn now...is the SCUBA bit which is quite enough in itself! :) This observation from someone who has conducted at least 1,500 resort SCUBA crash courses on the Caribbean island where I live.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingRaysfan Posted April 10, 2012 #25 Share Posted April 10, 2012 this is very sad.... We planned on using the Carnival excursion for our Dive in Grand Turk in May but hadn't booked it yet. We did it last May and had a great time... went to look for it just now and it's not on the list of excursions to book in Grand Turk anymore. Wonder if they are discontinuing their contract with Oasis Divers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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