Catoblepas comments on Rescue diver dies during search for bodies of Italians who drowned in Maldives caves

Rescue diver dies during search for bodies of Italians who drowned in Maldives caves (www.bbc.com)

submitted 3 months ago by CityPop@lemmy.today to c/world@quokk.au

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[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Tragic. Cave diving is one thing where I truly don’t understand why it hasn’t been replaced by submersibles or underwater drones. It’s just so incredibly dangerous to everyone, even the people who come to get your corpse.

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[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

ROVs are big, bulky, and hard to use. Robot claws aren't nearly as good as human hands, nor cameras as good as human binocular vision. And they have to be tethered because most wireless links are blocked by not much water, which in twisty-turny caves doesn't work too well.

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[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 3 months ago

Those all seem way less inconvenient than being dead, even though they’re legitimate issues.

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[–] Mihies@programming.dev 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

I'd say tethering shouldn't be a problem - just look at fiber optics drones in Ukraine.

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[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Yeah it’s not like theres anything for the fibre to get snagged on like rocks and stuff.

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[–] Mihies@programming.dev 1 point 3 months ago

You can always reinforce the cable.

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[–] visch@quokk.au 1 point 3 months ago

It will only work in Ukraine where there are no rocks and stuff I guess.

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