I just got back from running 4 straight 2 dive days. All went well except for Friday.
On the first dive my mate had to make an extra bounce to get the hook after the first attempt failed because the lift bag leaked. So on the 2nd dive, I decided to snag the wreck and not have him tie in to give him a bit more time to off gas. I marked the wreck, dropped the hook and it came tight. My divers came back and said the hook was snagged on something in the sand but not on the wreck. Viz was about 30' and they could see a shadow and bait in the distance but were afraid to swim to it and loose the hook. They didn't think to run a reel.
But instead of returning, they burned half their gas. They never saw the wreck. Two of the divers came back sort of pissed, and I offered them their next trip at 50% off (they had already paid a shop). They seemed ok with that but stiffed my mate on the tip. The others took it in stride and were very pleased with my offer to give them their next trip at 50%.
I think the 2 were mad because they thought I should rehook and let them go back and burn the rest of their air (these 2 were diving AL80's in 110') and I said that I had shoreside deadlines and could not.
What would you guys have done?
On the first dive my mate had to make an extra bounce to get the hook after the first attempt failed because the lift bag leaked. So on the 2nd dive, I decided to snag the wreck and not have him tie in to give him a bit more time to off gas. I marked the wreck, dropped the hook and it came tight. My divers came back and said the hook was snagged on something in the sand but not on the wreck. Viz was about 30' and they could see a shadow and bait in the distance but were afraid to swim to it and loose the hook. They didn't think to run a reel.
But instead of returning, they burned half their gas. They never saw the wreck. Two of the divers came back sort of pissed, and I offered them their next trip at 50% off (they had already paid a shop). They seemed ok with that but stiffed my mate on the tip. The others took it in stride and were very pleased with my offer to give them their next trip at 50%.
I think the 2 were mad because they thought I should rehook and let them go back and burn the rest of their air (these 2 were diving AL80's in 110') and I said that I had shoreside deadlines and could not.
What would you guys have done?
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