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Tag Archives: Incidents
Cave Diver’s Body Unlikely to be Recovered for Several Days
The team of 3 British cave divers who are working with the Irish Cave Rescue Organisation and the Garda have moved Artur Kozlowski’s body almost halfway to the entrance. His body was found 800 metres into the cave system at … Continue reading
Cave Diver Dies in Ireland
Polish cave diver, Artur Kozlowski, has apparently died while exploring the Kiltartan system near Gort in southern Galway. He failed to surface from a dive on Monday night and the alarm was raised at 9pm. His body was located at … Continue reading
Bodies Recovered in Subic Bay
The Philippine Star is reporting that both bodies have been recovered from the engine room of the USS New York. The divers were Tin Shun Chuen from Hong Kong, and Steven Brittian, who was an instructor at Johan’s in Subic … Continue reading
Two Divers Die in Lake Pupuke, near Auckland
Two divers on a training course have been killed on a dive in Lake Pupuke. The divers, Daniel Waata Stoneham and Tyron North, went missing on Friday 15th July. Apparently a third student was injured. Mr. North’s body was recovered … Continue reading
2 Divers Reported Missing in Subic Bay
There are reports that 2 divers have been missing since Sunday (17 July) in Subic Bay, the former US naval base that is north of Manila. They were diving the USS New York, which was scuttled in December 1941 to … Continue reading
Diver Dies of Heart Attack at Poor Knights
An American has sadly died over the weekend while diving at the Poor Knights. He was apparently 55 years old and an experienced diver who had been taking underwater photographs. As he was swimming back to the boat crew members … Continue reading
BSAC Incident Report for 2010 Available Online
BSAC’s Incident Report for 2010 is now available online. It contains details of incidents in the UK, or involving BSAC members overseas, and was presented at their Diving Conference in mid-February. 364 UK incidents were reported, which is inline with … Continue reading
BSAC 2010 Incident Report to Come Out on 19 Feb
The 2010 report will cover the incident reporting year of 1st October 2009 to 30 September 2010 and will be published after its presentation at the National Diving Conference on 19 Feb 2011. According to the BSAC’s website: “The 2010 … Continue reading
Wellington Diver Charged with Wasting Police Time
Colin Smithies, the diver who apparently went missing after a dive near Porirua last week sparking a two day search, has been charged with wasting police time. Police believe that he hitchhiked to Hawke’s Bay, which is 270km away, where … Continue reading
Missing Diver found by Kayakers
Yesterday (Tue 18 Jan), a diver became separated from the group of people he was diving with near Bluff in Southland, New Zealand. He drifted about 2km in an hour before being spotted by 2 sea kayakers. He had deployed … Continue reading
Russian Tourist Dies Diving Marlborough Sounds
There are reports that a 58 year old Russian woman who was travelling as part of a group to do a dive on the wreck of the Mikhail Lermontov has died. It appears that she collapsed on the dive boat … Continue reading
Diver Dies off South Australia
The Australian media are reporting that a 31 year old Adelaide woman has died while diving off Whyalla on the Eyre Peninsula. She was diving with a companion, when she got into trouble. Despite attempts to revive her she apparently … Continue reading