Hong Kong scuba divers in Australia rescue by aurora-chasing tourists

Two Hong Kongers who went missing after scuba diving in Tasmania, Australia, have been saved by a Hong Kong aurora-chasing tour group vessel. The tour group was led by WWPKG.

WWPKG says the tour group was in Hobart for aurora-chasing on Friday night. The group heard two people screaming for help in English. The boat captain also received an alert from local authorities about two missing divers in the nearby waters.

According to Tasmanian media, the two divers were discovered onshore about 500 metres from where they had been expected to return.

Tasmania is an island state of Australia which is also a diving hotspot. A Hong Kong scuba diving instructor reminds people to plan properly before heading to a dive trip.

Tina, a scuba diving instructor says, "We strongly suggest that they could hire dive guide over there because the dive guide there usually have more knowledge about the currents and the situation, and basically is more safe to have a dive guide in scuba diving.

For other safety measures, the coach says divers could bring their own equipment, including delayed surface marker buoy, to mark their position and alert nearby vessels during ascent.

Tina says "After you ascent to the surface, if you have, and it will be strongly recommended, you could also release your DSMB on the surface."

She says glow sticks and torch could also be applied to achieve the alert effects.