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> Date: Thu, 02 Jul 1998 21:24:27 -0400
> From: "Katherine V. Irvine" <kirvine@sa*.ne*>
> Can somebody enlighten us on the Doria Death this week? Skip the "diver
> error", and cut to the chase:
On Wednesday June 24th Craig Sicola died around 12 noon after
surfacing from a dive on the Andrea Doria. About 30 minutes into the
dive he shot a lift bag which was tethered to the wreck by his
up line. About 7 minutes later his body surfaced. His main tanks
which had Trimix 16/30 were empty, and neither of his stage bottles
had been used. He was given CPR for 1 1/2 hours until the Coast Guard
air lifted his body from the dive boat. At no time did he ever regain
vital signs. Craig was neither a student, nor was this his first trip
to the Andrea Doria. The Trimix he was diving should have had an END
of about 130 to 140 for the depth he was at inside the wreck. He was
unfortunately diving by himself.
> 1) DID WE HAVE THE AIR ON ON THE BACK, SIDE BOTTLE
> OF MIX ?
Graig was diving Trimix 16/30 with a stage of O2 and one of
EAN for the deep stops.
> 2) DID WE HAVE THE USUAL STROKE GEAR, MAYBE A SET
> OF BONDAGE WINGS THAT DID NOT WORK WHEN THE
> GUY TRIED TO BRING UP HIS LOOT?
While I don't remember what make of wing he was using, he
came to the surface unassisted. The wing that he was diving
seemed to have more than enough lift to bring Craig and the three
dishes that were in his mesh bag to the surface.
> 3) DID WE HAVE A LITTLE DEEP AIR FROM THE GET GO?
No.
> 4) WERE ALL THE USUAL SUSPECTS , STROKES, FAT SLOBS
> WITH PIZZA STAINED DORIA SHIRTS AND CAPTAINS
> HATS ON HAND?
There were no fat slobs on the boat. The Doria shirts were
not pizza stained (although one may have had a coffee stain).
While there were 4 licensed captains on the trip, I don't
remember any of us wearing a hat that said "CAPTAIN" on it.
As for "STROKES", well that seems to be more of a Florida
thing.
> I will put money on this one sight unseen. All of the above. how about
> it, you guys are being real carefull not to tell these stories now, but
> we will find out.
Katherine, I am sure you are a person of your word, I will
get you the name and address of Craig's next of kin so you can mail
them that money.
While this was neither my charter nor was I on the boat when
Craig surfaced, I have or can obtain any facts that were not covered
above. Craigs death was unfortunate and while I will answer pertinent
questions regarding his death, I will not waste my time responding
to bullshit from cyber divers.
Ted
Ted Green (Owner)
Tidewater Aquatics (Dive Store)
Salisbury Maryland USA
Master Instructor SSI #178
Trimix Instructor TDI #029
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