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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Floatin' on th' Black Pig, Yarr!
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Apart from the obvious issue of dealing with the cold (borrow a dry suit and thermal undersuit or even hire one from a dive shop)the things that are most visible according to recent tests done by the RNLI/Coastguard/Diver are.
A green or orange inflatable surface marker buoy. (£20.00 from a diving shop) Tie it to yourself with a bit of string.
A waterproof strobe light. (£20.00 from the same shop)
As for sharks, there is no significant shark threat around the British Isles, regardless of what the newspapers would tell you. Great White and Mako have probably always been around the coasts here in small numbers but when was someone last eaten by one? More chance of being struck by lightning.