Everyone who dives in Monterey is familiar with the diving procedures there. Divemasters do not enter the water. No one expects it, and neither the kids nor their supervisors on this boat would have done so. It is exactly the same here in Puget Sound.
If these two young men were certified in Monterey (which is likely), then they were familiar with the area, the water conditions, and the procedures. I don't know how you end up with two people together, on the bottom, out of gas -- but I suspect one had problems and the other tried to assist. We may never know, unless they were wearing computers that can be downloaded and these data are made public.
But don't blame the dive op. This is the way Monterey diving is done.
If these two young men were certified in Monterey (which is likely), then they were familiar with the area, the water conditions, and the procedures. I don't know how you end up with two people together, on the bottom, out of gas -- but I suspect one had problems and the other tried to assist. We may never know, unless they were wearing computers that can be downloaded and these data are made public.
But don't blame the dive op. This is the way Monterey diving is done.