Cross Diving Services

12/20/2024

05/08/2024

It is springtime again and there will be plenty of new wheelers out there, so here come some older tips and hints aimed at those who don't know these things yet.:

Off-Roading 101
NO TOW BALLS (or a ball hitch) FOR SN**CH RECOVERIES

This has been in the news far too many times. Unfortunately, people still think throwing a sn**ch strap over the tow ball is okay when recovering a stuck 4WD. This is a dangerous mistake.

Tow balls are not intended or designed for the stresses a sn**ch strap or, in many cases, a winch can put on them. Some (Class II) 2" tow-balls are rated as low as 2000 lbs. Most Class III 2" balls and hitches are rated between 3500 & 6000 lbs. (SAE says 5000) That is insufficient strength to recover many bogged rigs safely when using rolling (kinetic) sn**ching techniques. If you sn**ch off a tow ball, it can shear off and go flying through the air like a cannonball.

That piece of flying metal has the potential to kill and has done so in the past. In just one example, a lady was killed while recovering a stuck 4WD in deep sand. The tow ball broke off the stuck vehicle and flew through the windshield of the recovery rig, and killed the driver. Such a tragedy and she was just trying to help out. A similar death occurred in 2022 when a hitch and ball broke, went through a windshield and killed a man in front of his family.

Please don't use tow-balls for recoveries. There are easy and far safer options, such as using a Shackle Hitch Receiver or, in a pinch, using the hitch pin.

Wheel Safe!!
©️Richard Hiltz 2018

05/08/2024

04/08/2024

Join us in honoring our Southeast Champion of Service Mark Michaud.

Mark Michaud, a retired Slidell police officer, founded Southeast Louisiana Underwater Search and Recovery in 2018 to conduct searches and recoveries of drowning victims, providing closure to grieving families across the region.

His outstanding dedication to making a difference in his community truly exemplifies what it means to be a Champion of Service. Congratulations Mark! Southeast Louisiana Underwater Search and Recovery 501c3

02/15/2024

02/15/2024

Something About Getting A New Dive Hat!
KM-37SS
Now Time To Get It Wet!

02/02/2024

Cross Diving will have a Dive Team at the Morgan City Dock Friday February 2nd conducting a Dive Inspection on a boat!

IF ANYONE IS IN NEED OF A WHEEL JOB or JUST NEEDS RUNNING GEAR INSPECTED WILL BE OFFERING A ONE DAY SPECIAL PRICE DEPENDING WHAT YOU NEED DONE!
COST WILL BE BY THE HOUR!

Call 985-354-6411
Or Just pull up to the dock and they will help you out!

12/12/2023

Can’t be proud enough of the hardworking young men that started from ground up and have made something of themselves and are ready to learn and the next adventure no matter what it is!

12/12/2023

JUST SOME HARD WORKING YOUNG MEN WITH COURAGE & INTEGRITY

08/26/2023

𝘿𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙎𝙤𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙧 𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝙋𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙊𝙫𝙚𝙧

𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘔. 𝘈𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘿𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙎𝙤𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙧 𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝙋𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙊𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘈𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵 18-𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 4, 2023. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘚𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘈𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘚𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯.

𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘋𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦.

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07/17/2023

Effective Monday, recreational fisherman can increase their haul of the elusive red snapper from three fish to four. This seemingly small change is a huge regulatory win for Louisiana Sportsmen, whom we defended for many years since fishery management councils tried to squeeze them out of the conversation in favor of Snapper Kings and Sea Lords.

Our office pushed back when it was neither politically prudent nor publicly popular, and now Louisiana is back in control of her natural resources – and all of us can enjoy the abundance of our State.