diving mishaps

[gerlinan]

After not diving for about 3 months I made my way down to the FL Keys and had a night dive planned for my first dive. At the time this seemed like a good idea...get there and go go diving ASAP. In the key the boat ride out to the dive sites is about 45 minutes. 45 minutes in very rough seas this time. I began the dive with my new dive light (I won't say which brand) and about 5 minutes into the dive it flooded and went dark. As luck would have it my buddy was close and I stuck by her for the rest of the dive. I was also grossly underweighted we ended up calling the dive after about 5 more minutes. Morals of this story...HAVE A BACK-UP LIGHT and know what weight you need. I will never again plan a night dive as my first dive at an unknow location for my first dive after traveling all day. Happy Diving!