Divers Suffers In Gulf Region

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Introduction

Often, there are cases that arise which normally leads to accidents in the sea. The accidents

always either cause injury or death to the divers. Ideally, there is no immunity to the calamities

arising in the sea in as much as corrections towards the potential sources of threat can be done.

The calamities and accidents can only be mitigated to an extent but not wholly. The following is

brief discussion of the major challenges and suffering faced by divers in the Gulf region.

Physical environment

The surrounding environment along the Gulf is not favourable for human beings’

habitation since the space was quite small due to the Law which was imposed by the British in the

last century (Al Fahim, 1995). Ideally, the size of the boats was particularly small which could

carry approximately six people. Furthermore, during some seasons, these vessels were forced to

carry extra people which could overload the whole boat and in the process cases of capsizing would

emerge as the end results. Furthermore, due to overcrowding of the boat by food supplies, water,

diving gear, small spaces were converted into sitting room for the men (Nokhetha, 2018). For that

reason, sleeping in the process was rather a very difficult affair and people could spend sleepless

nights or they could sleep on oysters which majorly affected their health in general (Mathad, 2018).

In addition to that, there was change in the environment within the boat since the levels of the heat

rose which was also accompanied by the change of the humidity within due to the high number of

people on board.

Food

Life in Gulf could be worsened by lack of the sufficient food. Men in the Gulf, could open

the oysters in the evening which were harvested during when the take was plentiful. Ideally, men

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could only eat once during the day since it was challenge an almost impossible do dive with a

stomach full of food. Due to this phenomena man lost lots of their teeth due to malnourishment

due to small quantity of food. The type of the food which was majorly taken was fish and rice

which was also insufficient to the people in Gulf (Al Fahim, 1995). Furthermore, the type of the

water was unclear making it difficult for the divers to have a better life in the Gulf whereby at the

same time mousse could sometimes fell in food tanks.

Weather

The weather conditions in the Gulf was unfavourable to the men in that the wind was strong

making is it difficult to dive through and in the process, they had to spend a lot of time trying to

dive. Furthermore, the type of the equipment which was being used was poorly constructed to

counter the wave currents resulting from the strong wind. The above could be attributed to the

poor technology was used in the process of construction of the vessels.

Health

The health status of the divers was so much compromised due to the situation in the Gulf.

The number of the men plus the poor sanitation which was encountered together with the lack of

sufficient food placed the health of the men in jeopardy. For that reason, the immune system of

the men became weak hence being vulnerable to the various diseases being caused by the

microorganisms in the environment of the Gulf (Villiers, 1940). Amongst the ailments witnessed

was eye sickness which affected the sight that was more vital for the activities being propagated

in the gulf. Due to these most the men were unable to carry on their duties effectively hence the

output was below the threshold level set for each day (Villiers, 1940). Ideally, because of that, they

continued to suffer due to little food to take. In addition to that, cases of skin diseases were rampant

due to the poor sanitation resulting from the harsh environmental conditions which affected their

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daily production. Cases of loose teeth was also witnessed which made it difficult for the affected

to consume the available meal comfortably which compromised their immune system exposing

them to other serious ailments. Generally, they suffered a lot in the Gulf not necessarily because

they did not had medication but its due to the use of unapproved and inefficient traditional form

of treatment. The traditional mode of treatment could do partially, but it exposed them to more

risks in that it was branded with iron which is majorly known to increase the levels of blood but

not treating the disease in question.

Work time

Apart from the above outlined challenges the working time was long which was

approximately 12 hours per day and sometimes it could exceed that (Al Fahim, 1995). This really

affected their health in the brain was not guaranteed enough resting time which hampered their

daily activities in the days that preceded under deplorable conditions. At every diving site there

are situations that arise which can result in an accident befalling. No site is immune, not even the

Rescue Team's site. When divers start believing that they are immune then dangerous situations

arise. Learn to recognize and correct potential problems before they happen. Accidents occur in

six problem areas. for long hours but the due to the poor working conditions they could come back

home with insufficient products and the rewards for that was little in terms of money. Due to the

less amount managed per day they ended up having a cycle of spiralling debts which was a

quagmire and difficult to avoid making it hard to sustain their families. In addition to the long

working hours, the payment was not being made in right time whereby the products had to be

traded to the available merchants in the market who could rathe pay them after exporting the

products and managing to sell them. To add salt on the wound, 10% of the output went to the

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owner of the ship/boat with 20% being allocated for the supplies (Villiers, 1940). The remaining

amount was shared amongst the workers of the boat which relied majorly on the position one is in.

Safety/ security

The issue of the security was also another element that really jeopardized the lifestyle of

the residents in the Gulf. For instance, there was numerous cases which recorded in line with the

attacks by the animals in the process of diving. The workers of the boat were inflicted with a lot

of phobia but since they had to feed their families and themselves they had no option but to risk

their lives (Al Fahim, 1995). By doing that, a significant number of them lost their lives or got

injured in the process by the animals in that environment. Furthermore, the issue of the pirates

derailed the living conditions of the divers since their boat could be hijacked by the pirates. Due

to that phenomena, the divers ended up losing their products at the same time being killed and

harassed by the pirates posing threat and imparting stress to the families of the divers. At some

instances, there were cases of poisoning which also lead to health complications and with deaths

at some points.

Emotions

In addition to that, due to the frustrating kind of lifestyle in the shores, the emotions of the

divers were compromised a lot. This could be attributed to the presence of some ghosts in the Gulf

which inflicted a lot fear amongst the divers. Due to that, the divers were unable to carry on their

duties at an expected rate since some areas were the hotspots for the ghost and even when they

were diving in search of the products, the confidence and safety got scuttled by the element of

ghost in their minds. Along the process, the divers could miss their family members since the time

of return was not predictable leading lack of peace and love amongst them and their kin (Al Fahim,

1995). The time for going back to the family was rather difficult to ascertain since the distances

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covered sometimes were long and the same time the vessels being used could develop some

mechanical problems in the process leading to delay. Furthermore, the divers got exhausted in the

process due to excess work being allocated to them and sometimes they could say goodbye to their

kin with peers and never return to home due to some of the challenges encountered along the

journey.

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References

Al Fahim, M. (1995). From rags to riches. Dubai, UAE: London Centre of Arab Studies.

Mathad. Interview 2 2018.

Nokhetha. First interview 2018.

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