No amount of eagerness to dive should ever make you skip any pre-dive safety checks. Here's what happened to one diver who learned that lesson the hard way.
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Adhering to predive procedures is crucial when using a closed-circuit rebreather. Without a buddy to catch his mistake, one diver pays the ultimate price for carelessness.
A technical buddy team ignores their training, and one diver pays the price.
Two lobster divers ascend from a dive to find their boat is nowhere in sight.
Two divers follow a divemaster beyond the level of their training. Only one comes back.
Ill-prepared for ocean currents, an out-of-shape diver panics with fatal results.
A close call drills important safety lessons into the head of one lucky diver. Next time, he'll follow instructions. After reading his story, you will too.
A series of avoidable mistakes claims the lives of two divers.