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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004D_01BDA669.0A5BB0C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The deceased is Rehan Bouwer. He was the training director for >SAUU , The South African Underwater Union, nowadays known as CMAS _ >SA , and since TDI and CMAS-ISA struck up some kind of coalition, the >technical side of this coalition was all TDI. > >Apparently Bouwer had some kind of equipment malfunction, and reached >the surface on his own steam. He asked the boat for more nitrox, got >it and apparently not one , but two , standby divers went down with >him to watch him while he was doing his omitted deco. > >Nobody said yet at which depth he blacked out on this assisted >decent. Anyway , this is where the ultimate cluster occurred for the >one standby diver had trouble with his MASK , and surfaced. The other >could not assist with bouyancy control and allowed Bouwer to sink >past 45 metres at which stage he let him go , inflated his own BC , >and simply rocketed up to the surface. END PS. Does anyone close to the INSPIRATION "South Seas" accident wish to = afford some detail? What RB was the diver in the NW US diving when he expired earlier this = week?=20 Robert M Carmichael HALCYON / Brownie's Third Lung http://www.halcyon.net http://www.browniedive.com http://www.selfrescue.com http://www.technicaldiving.com ------=_NextPart_000_004D_01BDA669.0A5BB0C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.71.2016.0"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>The deceased is Rehan Bouwer. He was the training director = for<BR>>SAUU=20 , The South African Underwater Union, nowadays known as CMAS _<BR>>SA = , and=20 since TDI and CMAS-ISA struck up some kind of coalition, = the<BR>>technical=20 side of this coalition was all TDI.<BR>><BR>>Apparently Bouwer had = some=20 kind of equipment malfunction, and reached<BR>>the surface on his own = steam.=20 He asked the boat for more nitrox, got<BR>>it and apparently not one = , but=20 two , standby divers went down with<BR>>him to watch him while he was = doing=20 his omitted deco.<BR>><BR>>Nobody said yet at which depth he = blacked out=20 on this assisted<BR>>decent. Anyway , this is where the ultimate = cluster=20 occurred for the<BR>>one standby diver had trouble with his MASK , = and=20 surfaced. The other<BR>>could not assist with bouyancy control and = allowed=20 Bouwer to sink<BR>>past 45 metres at which stage he let him go , = inflated his=20 own BC ,<BR>>and simply rocketed up to the surface. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>END</FONT></DIV> <DIV><BR> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>PS.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>Does anyone close to the INSPIRATION "South = Seas"=20 accident wish to afford some detail?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>What RB was the diver in the NW US diving when he = expired=20 earlier this week? </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Robert M Carmichael<BR>HALCYON / = Brownie's Third=20 Lung<BR><A = href=3D"http://www.halcyon.net">http://www.halcyon.net</A><BR><A=20 href=3D"http://www.browniedive.com">http://www.browniedive.com</A><BR>< A = href=3D"http://www.selfrescue.com">http://www.selfrescue.com</A><BR><A= 20 href=3D"http://www.technicaldiving.com">http://www.technicaldiving.com</A= ></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_004D_01BDA669.0A5BB0C0-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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