The hero diver

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Scuba diving and egocentrism are two entities that should never be combined. Divers usually do not admit their mistakes and may even risk their lives to preserve their sense of pride and avoid the humiliation of failure.

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Far-sighted diver, unable to read gauges, courts disaster

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Diving with a farsighted buddy can be potentially dangerous due to inability to read gauges underwater. Deviations from the dive profile can result from miscalculations in depth, air time or bottom time.

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Unprepared, faulty rental gear, darkness and no experience - a recipe for disaster

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An inexperienced woman diver recounts how she went along on a wreck exploration dive off Nags Head, NC. She narrates how she almost died because of faulty rental equipment and her own panic.

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