Well now Monishi, you've opened yourself to a whole other line of questioning.
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Monishi, I think it might be a good idea to quit at this point. Pretty much all of us agree that there is at least some legitimacy to your gripes and most of us agree that things that were said and done were inappropriate. Furthermore most of us agree that the business structure of Aggressor and Dancer is disturbing at best and potentially disastrous for the consumer at worst and should at least give one pause to think before embarking on a trip with them. However one thing none of your issues highlight was unsafe dives practices by the DM or the boat, Therefore a history of him and another sister ship (which as we all know IS NOT OWNED BY AGGRESSOR ) being involved in a law suit that was eventually dismissed is really not fair and you potentially could be treading a very fine line here.
I think that this thread has highlighted what we all want out of our LOB operators and also where Aggressor falls short and I think at this point it might be best to put it behind you and move on. You came home safety and you had a bunch of amazing dives. Let it be.
fwiw most divers that "tickle the coral with a fin" tend to do it incessantly throughout their dive (based on poor buoyancy control, propulsion skills, and situational awareness) while also breaking sea fans with their dragged consoles... grabbing although i totally agree with you i think you may believe I'm minimizing this which i assure you I'm not i was sure my choice of wording portrayed that, i was just pointing out there are some common misconceptions about some coral species and that i feel the dm in question my have made a mountain out of a mole hill but i wasn't there so i can't truly comment to what actually happened coral with both hands... in between kneeling/laying/standing on the reef to take a picture... before frantically zipping off and silting the site up for the other divers. imho
although i totally agree with you i think you may believe I'm minimizing this which i assure you I'm not i was sure my choice of wording portrayed that, i was just pointing out there are some common misconceptions about some coral species and that i feel the dm in question my have made a mountain out of a mole hill but i wasn't there so i can't truly comment to what actually happened
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although i totally agree with you i think you may believe I'm minimizing this which i assure you I'm not i was sure my choice of wording portrayed that, i was just pointing out there are some common misconceptions about some coral species and that i feel the dm in question my have made a mountain out of a mole hill but i wasn't there so i can't truly comment to what actually happened