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Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 18:02:31 -0500
From: trey@ne*.co* (Trey)
To: Bruce Stewart <bruce@tr*.co*>
CC: "cavers@cavers.com" <cavers@cavers.com>, scuba-uk@dr*.ne*
Subject: Re: Pearse Resurgence 2000 NZ

Bruce , is this a record because the two with Desperations lived?


Bruce Stewart wrote:
> 
> Breif Report Pearse Resurgence Trip New Zealand
> 
> During January 8th thru 15th a team of three divers
> Dave  Apperly, Tim Cashman and Mike Collins
> dived the Pearse resurgence in the South Island
> New Zealand to a depth of -125 mts and found the
> cave continues deeper and longer.
> 
> After a number of dives and installation of a habitat
> for deco Dave Apperly left the end of the line at
> - 125mts and + 50 mts horizontal from the previous
> dives done last year by Australian divers Chriss Brown
> Grahame Elliot and David Doolette.
> 
> The cave continues in a number of directions and also
> goes deeper at the end of the line to over 160 mts.
> The divers had to put up with waters temps around
> 6 deg C and run times of up to 134 mins to attain this
> new record.
> 
> Inspiration rebreathers where used by DA and TC,
> and MC used open circuit reaching a depth of 101mts.
> More details later.
> 
> Bruce Stewart
> 
> PS Please don't reply I will not be answering any questions.
> 
> Bruce Stewart
> Triton Diving Equipment
> www.triton-dive.com

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