Diver Left Stranded

[Freedive WI]

Although I am all for DIR, I think that this situation goes beyond that, and any group of divers who can count to "4" should be able to avoid such situations.

As I read through the ariticle I think back to when we have groups of 20 out on Lake Michigan. We always have a crew member do a headcount before leaving the wreck site- not the diver's themsleves. Everyone always Jokes about the "Australian dive safety system", in reference of how one of the boats left two people out on the reef to die, but it is a serious matter that only takes a minute to solve.

I assumed that this was another big charter boat that had so many divers on it the crew just miss-counted. However, the article talks about the diver and his 3 friends. How hard is it to look around and count to "4"? Why would they start looking at the second site and not the first, didn't anyone take down names, and times, for those divers entering and exiting the water? This is all basic stuff that we do on every charter! Oh, and not all of our divers are DIR, but the days always go easier when they are- since they are just more orginzed.

I'm thinking that this guy could "own" the boat by time his lawyer is done.

Jon