8 Taiwanese Divers Rescued after 48 hours

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Neil Hambleton

8 Taiwanese divers were rescued 48 hours after they went missing off Taitung. Full story is in this Taiwan News article, and there’s a China Post article too. They had drifted over 100 km from where they were diving and they were found largely due to 32 year old dive coach, Ting Po-ling, who swam 5 km in strong currents to give the emergency services a better idea of where they should be searching. The swim took him 11 hours.

It sounds as though they were incredibly lucky.

About Neil Hambleton

I am a British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC) Advanced Diver and an Open Water Instructor. I have been diving since 1992, after joining South China Diving Club (SCDC), which is a Hong Kong-based branch of the BSAC. Having moved to New Zealand, I am now a member of BSAC New Zealand.
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