emmy Posted May 30, 2010 #26 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Enjoyed this story Paul..thanks for sharing..soo cool!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisin' 4 fun Posted May 30, 2010 #27 Share Posted May 30, 2010 (edited) Have you considered contacting a newpaper or TV station in Aruba. If I have read your post right it sounds like someone who lives there. Might just work. In the other camera thread there was a story on BBC, that a friend of the woman who lost the camera reconized her from pics. Edited May 30, 2010 by cruisin' 4 fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffie Posted May 30, 2010 #28 Share Posted May 30, 2010 (edited) Great job, Paul. Hopefully you can post a success story soon! Edited May 30, 2010 by Sheffie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisenfever Posted May 30, 2010 #29 Share Posted May 30, 2010 That is great! I hope I have the same success. I'm still amazed at this camera floating all the way from Aruba and landing practically in my back yard. Paul, it ended up in a place where it knew the person that found it would try to get it back to it's owner. Good luck and keep us posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pollux Posted May 30, 2010 #30 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Caribbeanboy on this site is from Aruba. He is on often. Good luck . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquahound Posted May 30, 2010 Author #31 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Have you considered contacting a newpaper or TV station in Aruba. If I have read your post right it sounds like someone who lives there. Might just work. In the other camera thread there was a story on BBC' date=' that a friend of the woman who lost the camera reconized her from pics.[/quote'] ArubaLisa has really been helping me out on an Aruba forum. Some teachers and the tourism board have already been contacted. We'll see what it turns up. Caribbeanboy on this site is from Aruba.He is on often. Good luck . Yes...that's him! I knew someone here was from down there. Hopefully he will see this. This is one case where I wish these boards had Private Messaging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobal Posted May 30, 2010 #32 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Aquahound, what an amazing person you are to go to all this trouble :) Just a thought, have you posted this on the Trip Advisor Aruba forum? I realise you can't post the pictures there, but you could post a link to this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquahound Posted May 30, 2010 Author #33 Share Posted May 30, 2010 Aquahound, what an amazing person you are to go to all this trouble :) Just a thought, have you posted this on the Trip Advisor Aruba forum? I realise you can't post the pictures there, but you could post a link to this thread. Thanks for the suggestion. I'm going to see how it works out on http://www.aruba.com. After a few days, I'll head over to the Trip Advisor site as well. Thanks, again. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted May 30, 2010 #34 Share Posted May 30, 2010 I wish you all the luck in finding this person. Not everyone would go out of their way to track someone down like this. According to Caribbeanboy's signature he is from Curacao. Maybe he can still help if he sees this thread. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
above sea level cruiser Posted May 30, 2010 #35 Share Posted May 30, 2010 This is an amazing story. Please keep us up dated. Good Luck:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzaholic41 Posted May 31, 2010 #36 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Aruba to Key West? Holy crap! I think this is a really cool story, Paul. Good luck finding the owner. Let us know how it turns out. If you need help in Aruba, I'd be happy to go with you! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquahound Posted May 31, 2010 Author #37 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Someone in the forums on http://www.Aruba.com recognized the family. They are calling them tomorrow. It's looking good.... :) http://www.aruba.com/forum/f7/lost-camera-need-aruban-help-45669/#post176293 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted May 31, 2010 #38 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Wow, that is great!!! I can't believe that someone actually knows the family! I can't wait until tomorrow now to see how it turns out.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Henry on CC Posted May 31, 2010 #39 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Someone in the forums on www.Aruba.com recognized the family. They are calling them tomorrow. It's looking good.... :) http://www.aruba.com/forum/f7/lost-camera-need-aruban-help-45669/#post176293 This.Is.So.Cool!!!!!!!! Major kudos to you, Paul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserChloe Posted May 31, 2010 #40 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Oh, this is so cool! What a great story. I can't wait to read this tomorrow also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Boat Dream Posted May 31, 2010 #41 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Great story! Please keep us posted! The turtle worked so hard and he couldn't even get a good bite out of it! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted May 31, 2010 #42 Share Posted May 31, 2010 (edited) Someone in the forums on www.Aruba.com recognized the family. They are calling them tomorrow. It's looking good.... :) http://www.aruba.com/forum/f7/lost-camera-need-aruban-help-45669/#post176293 I just went and read the Aruba boards and watched the Turtle film. I jumped a foot when it started. :eek: :o :D I had it up too loud. That big guy had a ball with that camera. I can not believe he did not break that bag it was in. That video and story would make a great commercial selling feature for that waterproof product. :D I hope you hear from them tomorrow. ;) Edited May 31, 2010 by Alexis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowbird1 Posted May 31, 2010 #43 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Thanks, CJ. I appreciate the kudos. The camera was in an Ikelite housing. There was not one single drop of water or grain of salt inside the housing. I already reached out to Ikelite and gave them the story. They are currently trying to track the serial number for me. I should have an answer on Tuesday. Paul, No luck with tracking the serial number on the camera? I would think someone would have registered it. I love the turtle video. Funny the turtle stayed with that thing a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquahound Posted May 31, 2010 Author #44 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Paul, No luck with tracking the serial number on the camera? I would think someone would have registered it. I love the turtle video. Funny the turtle stayed with that thing a long time. Hi Vince. No, there was no luck there. Ikelite tends to sell their housings as a package with the Nikon camera included. We think that was the case here. No warranty card was ever sent in for the camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanSea Posted May 31, 2010 #45 Share Posted May 31, 2010 What an incredible story! That video was amazing!!! I hope you succeed in finding the owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verbal Posted May 31, 2010 #46 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Hi Vince. No, there was no luck there. Ikelite tends to sell their housings as a package with the Nikon camera included. We think that was the case here. No warranty card was ever sent in for the camera. Ikelite doesn't know what dive shop it was sold from? They can't track who they ship to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booking It Posted May 31, 2010 #47 Share Posted May 31, 2010 I just have to echo what an incredible story this is. I hope that the woman from Aruba gets back to you with good news! I'm also amazed that the turtle tried for as long as he did to eat it! He wasn't about to give up. :) On a side note... what kind of camera was it? The video that the turtle took was amazingly clear. I'm thinking of buying a new camera this summer, and I'm very intrigued at the idea of getting one with this Ikelite housing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammymacb Posted May 31, 2010 #48 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Ikelite housings are very expensive. The usually cost more than the camera they're made for. I have a dive camera set up ( Olympus with Ikelite housing and strobes ) and I don't know if I've sent in my camera warenty info, but I know I've sent in my Ikelite stuff...:eek: I'm wondering if you could contact DAN insurance. They sell insurance for scuba and have policies to cover lost/damaged equipment. I know I'd be putting in a claim if my camera stuff floated away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakincakes Posted May 31, 2010 #49 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Aqua..what about a local Arubian newspaper? Would they be interested in the story? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
critterchick Posted May 31, 2010 #50 Share Posted May 31, 2010 What a lot of work you've done for the hapless camera owner. Good for you!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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