Scuba Diver dies after dive off Plymouth Coast August 7, 2006
Posted by Andy Carroll in : Accidents, WreckDiving , add a commentThere is some bad news this weekend for divers in the UK as we hear about a fatality off the coast of Plymouth. Richard Lewis, 57, died after a 30 minute dive on the Poulmic which lies in 18 mtrs. It looks like it might be the result of a medical problem given the conservative dive plan and the information published so far. From the Melton Mowbray Today;
Robert Hewitts ordeal recaptured, 75 hours lost in the sea July 25, 2006
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I wrote about Robert Hewitt when his ordeal was first announced. Whilst scuba diving off the Kapiti Coast near Mana Island Robert went missing and search efforts failed to locate him. Amazingly he was found 75 hours later after having floated in the ocean with no food or water, other than some shellfish he had collected whilst diving.
It seems that his ordeal is going to be made into a documentary, and Studio 178 are currently beginning the project which will involve 15 days of filming and six weeks of post-production work, the documentary expecting to be screened early 2007. This from stuff.co.nz;
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Diver’s warning after getting entangled with fishing nets July 25, 2006
Posted by Andy Carroll in : Accidents, News, OceanDiving , add a commentTwo Dorset scuba divers say they are lucky to be alive after becoming entangled in fishing nets off the Dorset Coast. Jim Waler, 67, and instructor Gill Burks, were diving at Swyre Ledges, two miles out from West Bexington, at a depth of 27 mtrs, when they becam entangled. This from thisisdorset.net;
Mr Walter said: “I want to warn other people. We were lucky, we were on more or less slack water so there was not a lot of current running.
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Missing Scuba Diver still not found, official search called off July 25, 2006
Posted by Andy Carroll in : Accidents, OceanDiving , 1 comment so farThere has still been no sign of Ashley Mauldin, who disappeared in the Gulf of Mexico, in what was her first dive in the ocean. The US Coastguard belives she drowned, but her family are still hoping for a miracle, says kotv.com;
“You know she was my very best friend.” Charlotte Callis is still in the worst two weeks of her life, wondering if her daughter, Ashley Mauldin is dead, and if her body will ever be found. “Everybody we’ve talked to says that you don’t vanish in the gulf in 30 feet of water, it just doesn’t happen, so we don’t know, we’re heartbroken and we don’t know what happened.”
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Still no sign of missing scuba diver July 13, 2006
Posted by Andy Carroll in : Accidents , 1 comment so farI saw this report in Divester regarding Ashley maudlin, who disappeared after beginning a dive at 3pm on Monday, and not returning. She was diving about 14 miles west of New Port Richey near an artificial reef, with what reports say was a 40 minutes supply of air.
Since then the the Coast Guard and dive crews from three other agencies have scoured more than 250 square miles looking for Ashley, without success. The search efforts have been hampered by strong storms and even water spouts, and rescuers say that time is running out if Ashley is to be found alive.
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Heart attack killed rebreather diver, coroner says July 12, 2006
Posted by Andy Carroll in : Accidents, Rebreathers , add a commentDivester reported back in August 2005 that Gerry Tychansky, who had been scuba diving whilst assisting the making of a low budget horror movie, Marina Monster, died during the shoot. The result of the investigation into how Gerry died has been published by the coroner, who has concluded it was a heart attack.
Terry was diving with a rebreather, and it seems that many fatalities associated with rebreathers conclude with a heart attack verdict, but this does not seem to mirror fatality verdicts whilst scuba diving, which are usually confirmed as death by drowning. Gerry was only 43 years old. This from the Hamilton Spectator;
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