Paddleboarder gets things back after dropping bag in ocean
Paddleboarder gets things back after dropping bag in ocean
2025-09-09
Is it possible to get your phone back if you drop it into the ocean? For one paddle boarder in Keelung’s Waimushan, it was. While paddling, the strap on his waist bag broke, dropping his phone and keys into the water. Even though he knew the chances were slim, he still posted online asking for help. Miraculously, another traveler spotted his things and he was able to get them back after only two days.
When Mr. Chen and his friend went stand-up paddleboarding in Keelung’s Waimushan, he never expected his bag to set off on a journey of its own. When he stopped looking, his waist bag leapt into the ocean.
Mr. Chen
Paddleboarder
Maybe when I wasn’t paying attention, since I was wearing a life vest, it was rubbing against it and the buckle broke. But yesterday, when people were out paddleboarding they saw it.
Fortunately, the water around Waimushan is clear and there were snorkelers who were willing to help. Chen’s wife also posted on social media. After only two days, another visitor miraculously found his long-lost bag, and Chen was reunited with his motorbike keys, house fob, watch, and phone.
Mr. Tsai
Visitor
Most people think that if you lose your things in the ocean, there’s no chance of getting them back. But now technology is pretty advanced. You can locate it.
It’s fortunate that Chen’s things were found within a safe distance and in a shallow area. If it had sunk down 30 meters, it would have been far more difficult to retrieve.
Some professional divers have searched for a lost phone before. But even when they dropped a flashlight and dove in immediately, they couldn’t get it. When they tried five years ago, it was like searching for a needle in a haystack, and they called it quits.
Wu Wei-i
Diver
We couldn’t find it. It was so difficult. Really difficult. The deepest we went was 27 or 28 meters. About 27 meters. The longest we could stay under was 15 minutes total.
When diving, you have to be aware of how far you can swim, your sight line, and how long the oxygen will last. But when you’re concentrating on searching, it’s easy to forget about how much air is left. You need someone else to watch your back. Even if you can locate where a lost item is, without professional equipment, it’s better not to challenge the mighty ocean just to get a few things back.
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大海撈機! 男子划SUP"手機腰包落海" 奇蹟失而復得
2025-09-09
從事水上活動，手機掉到海裡，有可能找得回來嗎?有一位陳先生，到基隆外木山玩立槳，身上的腰包，繩子斷裂，包裡的手機和鑰匙都落入茫茫大海中。雖然他自知找到的機會渺茫，但還是po文協尋，也很幸運的被其他旅客看到，僅僅花了兩天，奇蹟似的找回來了。
陳先生跟朋友到基隆外木山玩立槳，沒想到邊划身上的腰包邊離家出走，一個不注意，腰包直接跳進海裡。
[[失物者 陳先生]]
“可能是沒注意的時候，因為我穿救生衣，一直摩，因為它是扣環的，所以可能扣環就斷了，昨天滑SUP的時候還有看到它。”
好險外木山周邊水還算清澈，還有浮潛的民眾熱心幫忙，加上陳先生的妻子也在社團PO文，大概花了兩天時間，也好險，有其他旅客有看到，可以說是奇蹟似的找回遺失物，摩托車鑰匙、家中磁扣、手錶、手機，通通失而復得。
[[其他遊客 蔡先生]]
“大家可能都會覺得，東西掉到海裡面，基本上是沒救沒機會了，但現在科技就滿進步的，就可以用定位啊。”
茫茫大海，能在安全範圍內找回來，真的幸運，淺灘、海水不深，還OK，如果是掉進水下30米，挑戰性瞬間拉高。
有專業潛客也曾經協助幫忙找手機，但光是從海上掉了手電筒，馬上下潛也找不回來，5年前的大海撈針，當時宣告失敗。
[[大海旅人 吳威毅]]
“找不到太難了真的太難了，我們那個最深的深度27至28米，差不多27米，而且總共能潛的時間大概就15分鐘。”
因為潛下去之後，能踢動的距離、視線、以及氧氣瓶還能支撐多久，都得注意。在海裡，專心往前看，真的會忘記氣瓶還剩多久，需要有人瞻前顧後，儘管現在科技進步，看得到遺失軌跡，如果沒有專業配備，還是別跟海龍王水底搶物，確保安全。
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