Wayne Benton
- More than three decades of experience as an electronics specialist working for a local communications firm
- Communications Officer for the Beaufort Water Search and Rescue
- Retired shrimp boat captain
- Boating for almost 50 years
- Scuba diving since 1981
- Holds 9 major dive certifications:
- PADI Open Water
- PADI Advanced Open Water
- PADI Wreck Diver
- PADI Night Diver
- PADI Deep Diver
- PADI Search and Recovery
- PADI Navigation
- CPR Certified
- First Aid Certified
- Historical expert on Seabrook, SC area
- Prior experience with recovery of entire boats, barges, heavy equipment and artifacts
- Underwater archaeologist and megalodon tooth hunter
- Over 1,000 dives
