HONOLULU (KHON2) — The state Department of Land and Natural Resources said its Division of Conservation and Resource Enforcement has opened an investigation after five divers were rescued off Oahu’s East shore last week .
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The United States Coast Guard is also investigating the incident.
A California man was on the boat and spoke with KHON2 to explain his version of what happened.
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He said he was one of five divers, with one instructor and a boat captain aboard the Honey Ann on Wednesday, Nov. 6.
“The whole thing was just out of control,” Arta Kashani said.
“I started going to this dive shop to get some training done and during the whole process I told them that I haven’t dove in about two years, and I need a refresher just so I feel better,” he recalled.
He said the dive shop told him they’d do a shallow dive, something easy, but the plan changed last minute, something the dive shop confirmed last week.