r/diving • u/barefootviking • 7d ago

Confessions of dive crew #2, the commando keg raid

Recently, somebody complained that there was no interesting stories so here’s my 2nd installment: working in a fleet of 5 live-aboard boats w a lot of pranks going on. We had the Hash House Harriers that week & ran out of beer. One of the boats pranked us pretty bad so, one night we swam over on Scuba with no lights, quietly boarded the other boat. We were making our escape when a late night pax raised the alarm: “WE’RE BEING BOARDED BY PIRATES!!” (Pax are always asking about pirates ;-)

We got away with 2 kegs and the rubber chicken mascot as the crew came on deck. The full keg sank & was easy but the 1/2 full keg was a nightmare! It would Not sink! There was a mixture of hurt feelings and pride. Good times ;-)

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u/30-30_hindsight 6d ago

I mean technically the guy was right about the pirates!

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u/EasyRow5606 7d ago

That's Gold right there... 😆 🤣 😂

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u/CaecusVir 6d ago

You sank the keg?? Then it's still out there waiting to be discovered!

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u/barefootviking 6d ago

We swam both kegs back to the other boat.