scuba divers left behind

[nixer]

you guys might want to steer clear of this place.
Scuba divers left behind in Florida - Yahoo! News

 

[cdness]

I saw that one earlier. Sure would suck to come up after a wonderful day of scuba to see nothing but open water... I can see a lawsuit in the future and a closed up scuba guide business.

 

[shred5]

This has always been in the back of my head for a while especially with small dive outfits that bring lots of people out.

I love the sensationalizing going on in this article though, shark infested waters. Sharks are getting pretty rare in Florida. I have only seen one nurse shark in all my dive or snorkel trips.

Dave Polzin

 

[swannyson7]

Didn't Rev post an article about this happening a month or so ago on the great barrier reef? Sounds like these dive operators need to learn how to count!

 

[110reef]

Happened to my sister in Cozamel. Apparently the people decided to go get their "other" boat while the divers were down. They surfaced, and no boat, no where.

 

[Dowtish]

there is a movie about this...It effected me kinda like Jaws did:squigglemouth:

 

[soccerbag]

there is a movie about this...It effected me kinda like Jaws did:squigglemouth:

Yes, it's called "Open Water". There is another crazy one called "Reef", but not the same principle. Still a good flick though.

 

[florida reef]

Unbelievable. It's hard to imagine things like this happens still. Every dive boat I've been on takes accountability very seriously.

 

[keokea]

I worked for a similar operation in hawaii, i'm not sure how long ago it happened but they left a few people behind in a bay. They were sued and the company went under. It's every crew members job to count (even the deck hand) Wish they made professionals only run these "Dive Excursions"

 

[revsgirl]

That's terrible! That would be just about the scariest thing ever!!!

 

[Kbra]

Normally large scuba boats have a check in check out system to monitor who is in the water... Apparently they don't