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My point is that safe diving to those depths requires planning for emergencies and having procedures in place in case those emergencies occur. Accidents do happen, and you have to plan for them.
Like my Pop used to always say: "Hope for the best but plan for the worst". BTW, he wasn't a diver either.
I don't condone diving beyond your training, preparation or skills and have from the beginning felt that this is what happened here. As John clearly illustrated here, a properly planned dive to this depth would have required much more coordination and effort... something I rarely hear about in Cozumel. Can you even get a trimix fill on the island? FWIW, I think bounce dives by recreational divers are ludicrous. I don't care how many dive you have, if you're not properly trained, knowledgeable and equipped, you're waiting for an accident to happen. I think it's easy for a lot of people that are lucky enough to work professionally in the industry at a top diving destination for any period of time think they've logged enough time at depth to the point that they believe they have mastered the seas or that everything outside of recreational limits are no different given the number of dives they have logged.