OT under the ice!

oldtanker · Jan 30, 2015

The following link is my dive instructor "Seal" and the recovery side of his dive business. They were also on "Dirty Jobs" a couple of years ago.

http://www.wday.com/news/3667442-ho...nges-water-recover-vehicles-break-through-ice

Rick

bill mart · Jan 30, 2015

$5000 on average for recovery, that's more than my vehicles are worth. I better stay off the ice! Bill

GeneMO · Jan 30, 2015

"IF" he had insurance, the ins. company is probably required to get it out of the water no matter the cost or value of the vehicle. Pollution concerns. Gasoline, oil, etc.

It would have to come out.

If you got a low life, no insurance, no money, I would imagine state authorities would pay to get it out. So once again that taxpayers get stiffed for the bill for the low lifes.

Gene

Russ from MN · Jan 30, 2015

It has to be recovered, and it's only scrap when it's out!

glennster · Jan 30, 2015

not sure about missouri gene, but here in illinois the tow company that is on the police tow roster gets to eat those. i have a car that i recovered a couple weeks ago from out in a creek. 20 below windchill, our roll back and the wrecker to get it out. guy lost control on the ice off roaded and creek'ed it. took us over an hour to do the hookup and recovery. guy has liability insurance only. soooo, we hold the junk for 90 days till we get a c.o.p. (certifice of purchase) from the pd, then we apply for junk title, the we get to haul it to the junk yard. we get back the scrap price. but, if you are on the police tow roster, you take the good with the bad.

oldtanker · Jan 30, 2015

Here in MN you are required to get it out because of pollution concerns. I don't remember how long they give but it isn't much. If the state has to fish it out they are supposed to bill you for it and they will withhold any state tax returns to pay the bill if they can't get it any other way. We have had 5 or 6 go through this winter in a 2 county area. Before anyone thinks about ice diving used in rescues it's really recoveries. Once someone goes under the ice with these temps they only have a couple of minutes at most. Unless a diver is right there, suited up and ready to go there is no rescue. Now if they have their heads out of water others may get them out but with the clothing people wear on the ice most often they just go under.

And yes, a vehicle that goes into the drink is considered totaled. If you go to http://tri-statediving.com/ and look at the pictures you will see one recovery in shallow water where pickups with 5th wheel campers and a semi and trailer went through. Bad ice that year and they were on the ice for snowmobile races. DNR had told them not to part on the ice, that it wasn't thick enough for rigs that heavy.

Rick

CKain(MI) · Jan 30, 2015

And to think I used to drive my 'new' '65 GTO out on the frozen lake to ask if fish were biting !
bet those guys had nice thoughts about me !
makes me shiver to think about it now ! And it wasn't Northern Michigan.

OT under the ice!

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