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Category Archives: Incidents
Cebu diving fatalities
SCMP has an update on the story of the 2 divers who died in Cebu. They were part of a group of 6 people from Hong Kong. They left their resort at 10am on Sunday for Olango Island, and descended … Continue reading
Two Hong Kong divers reported dead in Philippines
SCMP have picked up a story from the GMA TV News website about 2 Hong Kong citizens who have died in a diving accident in the Philippines. Pang Chi-lung and Joanne Cheung Wai were both staying at Paradive Beach Resort … Continue reading
Great white suspected of attack on Bondi surfer
The Sydney Morning Herald are reporting that scientists have examined the wounds sustained bya surfer on 12th February, and concluded that they were caused by a 2.5 metre great white shark. Glenn Orgias was bitten while surfing at Bondi beach … Continue reading
Worldwide shark attacks have fallen
According to an article in the Sydney Morning Herald, shark attacks worldwide have fallen from71 in 2007 to 59 in 2008. But of these 4 were fatal in 2008 compared to only 1 in 2007. Surfers appear to be their … Continue reading
Sydney Harbour shark attack
An Australian navy diver has been seriously injured in Sydney Harbour after being attacked by a shark. The 31 year-old was part of a clearance diving team based at HMAS Penguin and fought off the shark at Woolloomooloo Bay. Someone … Continue reading
Cairns divers found
Good news – the 2 American divers who went missing today off Lizard Island have been found 8 nautical miles from where they started. They had spent 7 hours in the water.They were picked up by another vessel near Ribbon … Continue reading
Divers missing north of Cairns
The Cairns Post is reporting that a massive sea and air search has started for 2 American divers who went missing at Ribbon Reef off Lizard Island, north of Cairns. The divers apparently went missing from a Mike Ball Expeditions … Continue reading
Stoney Cove death
On Sat 24 January, James Askew from Stockton died after getting into difficulty at Stoney Cove in Leicestershire. On the second dive of the day he apparently had problems with his regulator and became separated from his father. The Stoney … Continue reading
Queensland dive boat operator charged
Last May 2 divers (Richard Neely and Allison Dalton) were rescued after a sea and air search. They had gone missing while diving the Whitsundays off Queensland. Yesterday Workplace Health & Safety Queensland (WHSQ) charged the dive operator with breaching … Continue reading
Body of missing Adelaide diver found
On Friday, the body of a man suspected to be from Port MacDonnell was found off the South-east coast of Australia was found. The man had been reported missing after going diving on Thursday morning. Apparently the body was found … Continue reading
NZ diver swims 6 hours to safety
At around 6pm on Tuesday night (23 Dec) a NZ man, Ian Foden, who had been diving for mussels, surfaced to find that his boat had come loose from its anchor. His wife was in the boat, but was an … Continue reading
Shark circles kayakers off Sydney
Kayakers off Sydney found themselves being circled by a 4-5 metre great white (white pointer) off about a kilometre off Long Reef, according to the Sydney Morning Herald, which also has a video of the incident. The BBC also has … Continue reading