re: Diver left behind by charter boat - from Austin

Yeah, it's a headcount. Most charters only have a 6-pack license, so they can only take out 6 customers. They might have a deck hand or dive master on board, so at best they are counting to 8 or 9. Maybe this was a bigger boat but still no excuse.....the captain just got lazy. Same thing happened in Australia to that couple from Baton Rouge, only they didn't realize they had left them until the next day i believe, very tragic accident that changed the Australian dive industry forever.