Mass Dive Record Postponed

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Mass dive record postponed

PHANG NGA: -- Mr Wattana Pornprasert, chief of Khao Lumpi-Had Thai Muang Marine National Park revealed that the diving festival in Thai Muang District on April 3 that aimed to set a new dive record has been postponed due to bad weather.

It had been hoped that over 3,000 divers would attend the record breaking attempt.

Mr Wattana said that he received a report from the National Disaster Warning Center (NDWC) that on that day there will be heavy rain and high waves which are not suitable for diving activities involving so many divers.

On the evening of March 31 he consulted with Phang Nga Governor Yiamsuriya Palusuk and concerned organizations at Phang Nga Provincial Hall and considering that the safety of the divers must come first, they agreed to postpone the event.

Gov Yiamsuriya said the province will hold an official press conference soon.

-- Phuket Gazette 2010-04-01

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[Somtamnication]

Too early in the morning for me. I read it as Muff Dive record postponed. Ok, back to bed it is!

[H2oDunc]

I took part in the one on Tao a few years ago when the weather was good and it was chaos! I would not like to try something like that with so many people in bad conditions.Well done for having the balls to cancel it

[stevenl]

The real reason I would guess is a lack of projected participants. If they would have contacted the DC's in Krabi, Phuket and Khao Lak and ask for cooperation, there would have been far more people interested. But the organisers never did that, which is a real shame.

[H2oDunc]

So heavy rain, 17kph winds gusting up to 35kph and high seas forecast for the day of the event isn't the reason they cancelled the event then?

People came from all over the world for the Koh Tao one so I would imagine they had asked around the area as well ?

Edited April 2, 2010 by H2oDunc

[stevenl]

So heavy rain, 17kph winds gusting up to 35kph and high seas forecast for the day of the event isn't the reason they cancelled the event then?

I think they are happy with the excuse.

And I want to bet that all divetrips will go out normally tomorrow, and that there will be no high seas and/or strong winds. Rain is more unpredictable, but if any, it will be late afternoon/evening, not during the day when the event was scheduled to take place.

People came from all over the world for the Koh Tao one so I would imagine they had asked around the area as well ?

So do you mean to say they did ask around on Koh Tao?

Whatever they did there and then, they did not ask around here, or make any effort to contact local diving centers. And those centers could and would have committed.