Who trained these idiots??

[MrChen]

They were catching small marine life and taking pictures. For example, there were several small octopus which were trying to escape and shooting ink. Then there was a large puffer. They grabbed 2 rocks to hold the puffer to avoid the spikes and were all taking photos with it. Other than stuff like that, it looked like they had a good time.

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The funny part was seeing all the scuba board members bash the video in the comments.

 

[morecowbells]

They were catching small marine life and taking pictures. For example, there were several small octopus which were trying to escape and shooting ink. Then there was a large puffer. They grabbed 2 rocks to hold the puffer to avoid the spikes and were all taking photos with it. Other than stuff like that, it looked like they had a good time.

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They also hand fed a iguana and proceeded to hold him up by their hands around it's neck.

 

[jimw]

....and then there was somebody on cam handling a seahorse! Incredibly stupid stuff!!

 

[Tony387]

It should be much harder to get a c-card. What a bunch of idiots.

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[dumpsterDiver]

Maybe dumpsterdiver trained them?

I saw the video; was anything in that video actually illegal? I've never been to Bonaire.

 

[uncfnp]

I saw the video; was anything in that video actually illegal? I've never been to Bonaire.

Among other things...gloves, for exactly this reason...

 

[CamC]

What a bunch of smug, glib and arrogant morons! Too bad they didn't try molesting the barracuda or lionfish.

Edit: The Youtube name is under Chris Hebard. Shouldn't be too hard for STINAPA to find the guy.

Someone of this name posted a video of a Bonaire "dive team" on Vimeo three months ago - Chris Hebard?s Videos on Vimeo

PS They're wearing gloves as it happens...

 

[dumpsterDiver]

Among other things...gloves, for exactly this reason...

Gloves.. seriously? They want a government agency to perform an investigation targeting residents of another country for the violation of a law regarding the utilization of a particular type of garment?

 

[tursiops]

It really doesn't matter if there was a law, or what country they are from. They very much violated the Bonaire Marine Park regulations, and likely will not be allowed to enter the country again. At least, that is my hope. Also, whoever issued their BMP tags and did their "orientation" needs to have some major intervention to do a better job in the future. And, it would also be nice if whichever training agency certified them were to point out to their instructor ("Dad"?) that his training is substandard and he is now on report.

 

[wwguy]

"video removed by owner"

Anyone make a copy? Can anyone describe what it was?

I didn't get a chance to download a copy of the YouTube video before they deleted it. (For future reference you can do so using a tool like this.) But their Dive Team Intro video is still up on Vimeo and introduces the entire crew of offending divers. A quick internet search shows that 5 out of 6 in the group share the same last name. (Thanks Facebook.) If the Vimeo video goes missing later I have a copy and am happy to share it with anyone legitimately involved in tracking these divers down and prosecuting them.

Here's a shot snipped from one of their Facebook pages that pretty much explains the recurring theme in the deleted video.