Can we talk about guys who skip the pre-dive comms check on a new tender?

I saw a diver in Pensacola last week almost get dropped because his tender didn't confirm the 'okay' signal before he went under. How many near misses does it take to make a 30-second radio check standard procedure?

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christopherwilliams1mo ago

Heard a similar story from a dive master in Florida.

lewis.charlie1mo ago

That mention of Florida dive masters really lines up. I read an article a few years back about how common these kinds of stories are in the diving community. It seems like every coastal region has its own version of a strange underwater encounter that gets passed around. The details change, but the core idea of seeing something unexpected down there stays the same. It makes you wonder what sorts of things really are hiding in the deep.