Stonefish Hunt led to Irwins Death September 7, 2006
Posted by Andy Carroll in : Accidents, News, OceanDiving , add a commentI guess the whole world now knows that Steve Irwin, the famous crocodile wrestling aussie, was killed whilst scuba diving with Stingrays on the Great Barrier Reef. Steve wasn’t supposed to be diving with stingrays however, but was on the hunt for stonefish, as part of a documentary. Unfortunately, as there were no signs of the stonefish, he decided to swim with stingrays instead. A real shame. This from news.com.au;
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Scuba Diver survives three days at sea September 6, 2006
Posted by Andy Carroll in : Accidents, News, OceanDiving , 1 comment so farA scuba diver who was diving near Fermain Bay in Guernsey was found on Monday evening after being lost at sea for three days. Matthew Harvey, 35, was admitted to Princess Elizabeth Hospital suffering from extreme exhaustion.
This is quite a feat, and lucky I guess that it is summer where the sea temperature is 15 degC or so. Still, he must have been wearing some sensible thermal gear and a drysuit to keep the hypothermia at bay.
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Navy Diver sets Record with 2,000 foot Dive August 8, 2006
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2,000 feet (600 mtrs approx) is a looong way down, and Chief Navy Diver, Daniel P Jackson, recently dived to that depth in a new Atmospheric Diving Suit (ADS). It took 11 years to plan, design, and test the suit, which is known as the Hardsuit 2000. As far as the dive goes, Daniel said it was the best ride of his life! This from military.com;
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Scuba Divers swim across the English Channel for Cancer Research August 7, 2006
Posted by Andy Carroll in : News, OceanDiving , add a commentA great effort over the weekend was organised by the Orchard Cancer Appeal Charity, during which a group of six men and one woman scuba dived, relay style, across the Channel. Each diver swam for around 30 minutes before handing the task over to the next diver. The swim took twelve hours, meaning each diver carried out two dives or so. This from BBC;
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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