I was in bali sanur area over the same weekend when they had reportedly gone missing. The weather conditions... One moment it would be shining bright, and another would be storming. That fateful day when we had hit the area, another dive group of mine who had gone diving earlier had decided to cancel their dives because of the extreme conditions at sea. It was not until late evening when news of missing divers had reached our ears.
It had been full moon, and rain added to the already challenging conditions at nusa. We went a day later (after full moon) to Manta Point.. and boy it was not an easy ride and dive. What made them to decide to press on with the dive... well, there's some story to here from survivors I guess.
We are always at the mercy of mother nature, if not Poseidon. No matter how large the SMB is, horsepower of DPV, efficiency of your fins, we are still at the mercy of them.
It came to my mind when my local guide told me 7 divers were missing (5 found alive clinging onto the rocks of manta point at the time of this writing).. what if... out of the 7 divers, there's a couple of them were actually uncomfortable with the dive but succumb to peer pressure? Were they not to be this lucky to be found alive, that could be an ill - justified decision compensated with a life.
At the end of the day, we are still a minute plankton in the eyes of the ocean. Bad day? Well you can always come back another day... than not having the option to make that choice at all.
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