An unfortunate but true dit: called out in a Sea King for a missing diver search off the Scilly Isles, and basically hover taxing around the harbour following a report of a sighting. Lots of mooring buoys and general seaman stuff, being a busy harbour, but nothing sighted so we returned to Culdrose.
A few hours later we received a report that the missing chappie was highly miffed as we flew right over him, and he accurately described my helmet looking out the window.
Turns out that he didn’t wave, didn’t respond, and assumed that I had seen him 🤔 🙊
In my defence, a diver’s black wetsuit headpiece blends neatly with buoys and general flotsam 😂