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Anyone here aware of a flare gun that can be taken underwater?
The story was bit weird, he lost sight of the divers and bought the fuel instead of reporting the incident to sea-patrol officers (?)
I think three years is pretty long. Was the captain properly instructed? Did he really understand these instructions? Is he the one to blame? Or the dive center? Or the weather? The one who organized the fuel? The crazy fuel situation in Indonesia in general? The fear to report "bad news" to authorities? Too small volume BCD' s? Improper dive training?
Poor guy. Why put him in jail so long? He will not do it again anyway, many captains and dive centers already learned for this (I hope), so, only for revenge? It will not bring back the poor women who suffered and died.
Indonesian newspapers are seriously clown-shoes.
Are you kidding me? Indah- do yourself a favour and learn about the captain's role and responsibilities in maritime law
Lembongan is a very challenging area to dive, we have seen DSD s in Crystal Bay and Manta Point which is bonkers.