Wanna see a turtle?

Discussion in 'The Bucket' started by cwick22, Apr 21, 2009.

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Would u have saved the turtle, even if in the act of save'n him, he bit a finger off?

Poll closed May 21, 2009.

  1. Sure. I'd sacrifice a digit to save this amazing ocean creature!

    11 vote(s)
    52.4%

  2. Sorry I need all ten of my digits! I'm sure the turtle would understand!

    10 vote(s)
    47.6%
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  1. cwick22

    cwick22 Plankton

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    I got this pick while scuba diving in the Red Sea. I saw a thread awhile back that had a bunch of dive picks and the author said he/she wished he/she had seen a sea turtle. I couldn't find the thread since then, so I decided to start a new one. Sorry to rub it in but it's kinda of a neat story.:yaknow: We found this guy with his flipper entangled on a mooring anchor. A couple of the dive masters went and freed him and probably saved his life! He just swam away like it never happened.
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  2. cwick22

    cwick22 Plankton

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    I think this is a close up before they set the turtle free. Enjoy!:deal2:
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  3. scenario1313

    scenario1313 Tassled File Fish

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    Very cool.
     
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  4. vetteman

    vetteman Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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  5. cwick22

    cwick22 Plankton

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    yeah it was your thread! that's awesome you found this. Sorry I guess I miss read some of it.
     
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  6. Matt Rogers

    Matt Rogers Kingfish

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    Karma for helping him out!
    8)
     
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  7. cuttingras

    cuttingras Starving Artist :)

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    Very nice thing to do! K+(and great pics too!)
     
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  8. =Jwin=

    =Jwin= Tassled File Fish

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    We needed a Scuba diving group on 3Reef. We had a turtle buddy in the Bahamas...he wasn't exactly hurt or anything. He just happened to be cruising around when we went down the mooring line.
     
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  9. cwick22

    cwick22 Plankton

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    yeah the dive masters that I always went with were really amazing people. They were from the UK, but took up permanent residence in the Sinai peninsula. I think they just couldnt leave the reef life around there. They were huge fans of the reef and reef dwellers. Super protective of it too! I learned a lot from them. Also it ignited my intrest in reef tanks.
     
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  10. cwick22

    cwick22 Plankton

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    Hey I can dig that! K+
     
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