３月１３日 サイパンは晴れ！←サイパン・メイダイブ１９６８発信♪

今日は初めてご来店されるお客様ばかりです！午前は大好きなフレッドさんボートで２ダイブ、午後は体験１ダイブ＋ファン１ダイブのスケジュールです。気合注入の滋養強壮ドリンクを飲んで”ダイビング三昧”してきました♪

いつもお世話になっているタンク屋さんとご一緒のボートでした。「エイの群れを見たい！」とのことでしたので（メイダイブチームも♪）エイポイントへ向かいました。が、しかし、大型船などが来ていたので・・・急きょＢ２９へポイント変更です。

流れはありますが透明度が抜群で綺麗な海でした！それにしても最近はサメの寝床にサメが居ないので寂しい・・・と思っているのでした。また慰霊碑に追加のお掃除されていて、サンゴなどで読めなかった文字がはっきり見えました。

あの文字がなんて書いてあるのか？！気になる方は急いでサイパン行きを決めてください！！笑。



と言うことで２ダイブ目に念願の”エイ・ポイント”へ！！　エイの群れに近づいていくとダイバーを嫌がるので、少し離れたところで様子見をしました。「もし１ダイブ目に潜っていたらダイバーだらけでエイが見えにくかったろうね。」と話していました。←ナイス判断！ってことで。

エイはＭＡＸ１３枚の群れでしたが、最終的には近くでず～っと見られて良かったです。お客様にもたくさんの写真を撮影していただけました



ランチ後に大急ぎで向かった体験ダイビングです。生まれて初めてのダイビングとのことで、ラウラウビーチに到着すると・・・皆のあこがれ”アオウミガメ”が陸上にいるのでビックリです！！　体験ダイビングをせずに・・・カメに夢中になりました。笑。←こちらの情報は”本日のオマケ”にてご紹介します♪

と言うことで、潜る前に”カメ騒ぎ”をしたので「ダイビングしなくていいよね？！」と笑って準備をしたのでした。幸運にも海の中でもカメを見ることができましたし、ぐるぐる回るアジ玉とも遭遇して、透明度の良いラウラウを満喫してきたのでした！！



続いてのファンダイブでは・・・アジ玉をしっかり狩ることができたオキザヨリを目撃して、泳ぐカメにも遭遇して、ハゼ祭りな感じでデジカメ撮影会に没頭してきました。太陽が傾いてくると海の中が白っぽい雰囲気になりますが、賑やかなラウラウに魅せられました！！マツオ姉でした。



「芋屋美味しい！また行きたい！！」と早々にリクエストをいただきました♪

ご一緒されたヨデンさん、ヒグチさん、リジさん、タカハシさん、ありがとうございました！！


追伸：３月９日金曜日のグロットで起きたことが新聞に掲載されていました。実は日曜日にはお向かいのリーさんから「大丈夫だったのよ！」とお知らせをいただいて、さらに「あなたは仕事でグロットへ行くから気をつけてね！！」とご心配いただきました。いつも良くしてくれるご近所さんが居て嬉しいのでした。


　★ＳＡＩＰＡＮ　ＴＲＩＢＵＮＥ・地元新聞★
　⇒　http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?newsID=117242&cat=1

Trapped tourist rescued from small Grotto cave; 2 other tourists injured

By Ferdie de la Torre
Reporter

Firefighters and Boating Safety officers rescued a female tourist who was trapped in a small cave and stuck underneath a rock at the Grotto dive spot Friday morning.

It took two hours for the rescuers to free the victim, a 29-year-old Chinese, who sustained bruises, abrasions, and lacerations.

The victim's husband and another male friend, who also helped in the rescue, sustained similar injuries and were treated at the Commonwealth Health Center.

Police officer Jason Tarkong said yesterday that the three victims were discharged at 5:30pm Friday after a doctor determined that their injuries were not serious.

Tarkong said the Department of Public Safety dispatched Boating Safety officers to a reported possible drowning incident at the Grotto dive spot on Friday at 11:45am.

Upon arrival, the officers learned from tourists and bystanders that a tourist was stuck underneath a rock and was still alive. The victim was trapped in a small cave with her hand sticking out of a hole.

Tarkong said the entrance of the cave was some six feet into the water and hazardous surf conditions at the time made it unsafe for dive rescue units to enter the water.

Tarkong said Boating Safety officer Nobert Pua decided to break the rock and extract the victim through the hole.

DPS Fire's Search and Rescue Unit members came and assisted the Boating Safety officers in the rescue. Both teams used ropes, a sledgehammer, and an axe to rescue the victim.

Tarkong said the rescue teams managed to carve out a hole about two feet in diameter to free the trapped tourist.

Preliminary police investigation showed that several Chinese tourists had arrived at the bottom of the Grotto around 11:30am to take pictures.

After taking pictures, the tourists walked up the stairs, but a large surge of waves came crashing in. One of the waves swept the victim into the water. The husband jumped into the water to save her but another wave came in and smashed the couple against the rocks.

The victim got sucked into a small cave. The husband tried to reach the cave, but big waves kept smashing him up against the rocks.

The husband swam away and managed to get back on shore. As he was searching for her, he overheard her yelling for help. The husband saw his wife's arm sticking out of a small hole inside the cave. She was yelling out his name and asking him to help her.

The husband grabbed her arm and asked members of their group to call for help.

A second man helped the husband hold on to the victim's hand. The surge of waves, however, continued to smash up against the rocks, causing them to sustain bruises and lacerations.


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　⇒　http://www.mvariety.com/2012031244744/local-news/dps-rescues-tourist-at-grotto-44744.php

DPS rescues tourist at Grotto .

(Department of Public Safety) — On Friday, March 9, 2012, at about 11:45 p.m., DPS central dispatched Boating Safety Officers to a possible drowning incident at Grotto dive spot.

Upon arrival, police learned from tourists and bystanders that the victim, a Chinese female tourist, age 29, was stuck underneath a rock and is still alive.

The victim was trapped in a small cave with her hand sticking out through a hole. The entrance to the cave was located six feet into the water and hazardous surf conditions made it unsafe for dive rescue units to enter the water.

Boating Safety Officer Nobert Pua made the decision to break the rock and extract the victim through the hole.

DPS Fire search and rescue unit responded and assisted DPS Boating Safety Rescue Team.

Together, both teams used ropes, a sledge hammer, and an axe to rescue the victim.

They managed to make a hole about 2 feet in diameter to free the trapped victim. About two hours later, the victim was freed.

The preliminary investigation learned that at approximately about 11:30 a.m., several Chinese tourists arrived at the bottom of Grotto to take pictures.

When they were done, they turned to walk up the stairs.

A large surge of waves came crashing in. One of the waves swept the victim into the water.

The victim’s husband jumped in the water to save his wife, when another wave came in and smashed them both up against the rocks.

The victim got sucked into a small cave. Her husband tried to reach the cave to help his wife, but the big waves kept smashing him up against the rocks.

He swam away and managed to get back on shore.

As he was walking on the rocks, searching, he overheard his wife yelling for help.

He saw his wife’s arm stick out from a small hole inside the cave.

She was yelling out his name and asking him to help her.

The husband grabbed onto her arm and asked members of his group to call for help.

A second Chinese male assisted by helping him hold on to the victim’s hand while the surge of waves continued to smash up against the rocks.

The victim, her husband, and another male Chinese friend who also helped were injured as a result.

All three were treated by EMS, and transported to the Commonwealth Health Center for further treatment.

They sustained contusions, abrasions and lacerations.

The attending physician, Dr. Nicholas Box with the assistance of several nurses, treated all three victims with their injuries.

The victims did not sustain any serious injuries and were discharged at about 5:30 p.m.



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