Boat captain abandons novice divers in middle of the ocean in Thailand

[jpinx]

I came across this little gem while reading some news this morning....

........An East Valley couple vacationing to celebrate their first anniversary found themselves abandoned in the ocean, after a dive trip went wrong.

Lexa and Jake Mendenhall recently became certified scuba divers, and were looking forward to their first real dives in the blue waters off Thailand.

They made two one-hour dives, and all was well until they surfaced. Their boat was gone.............

http://www.khou.com/news/national/Boat-captain-abandons-novice-divers-in-middle-of-the-ocean-in-Thailand-232054861.html

[Pomthai]

Yet more evidence that personal responsibility is an unknown here. Dumb captain clearly just couldn't care less.

I expect there's unknowing tourists entrusting him with their safety again today.

[CharlieH]

Yet more evidence that personal responsibility is an unknown here. Dumb captain clearly just couldn't care less.

I expect there's unknowing tourists entrusting him with their safety again today.

You are not dealing with "the sharpest knives in the draw", intelligence, education all leave alot to be desired in many countries. People just blindly expect things to be the same wherever they go, they are not, and they dont stop to think about where they are and who they are actually dealing with.If they know what they are doing, if they are trained, if they have experience? Or is it just some local driven purely by money and has no clue as to the implications of his actions and unknowingly put lives in danger.

[metisdead]

Now running in Thailand news:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/682032-boat-captain-abandons-novice-divers-in-middle-of-the-ocean-in-thailand/

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