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[Raimo said] >I do not know > what other tanks/gases etc. the diver had, or if they had gas in them. I do >not know what type of equipment he was diving. I do not know what % of mix he >was using. > I do not know what type of training and experience the diver had. [and then said] > This sounds like lack of experience and training to me, and a decision by an > in-experienced Doria diver going into the wreck where he does not belong. [JT Says] Remarkable Holmes! But what about the one-armed Albanian flute player and his monkey? JT -- John Taylor, Marketing and Trading Systems, IT Development Credit Suisse Financial Products (Hong Kong) Ltd, 13F, Tower 3, Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong Office: +852 2101 6927, Fax: +852 2101 7698, Mobile: +852 9031 6395, email: john.taylor@cs*.co*.uk* > -----Original Message----- > From: Raimo4252@ao*.co* [SMTP:Raimo4252@ao*.co*] > Sent: Friday, July 03, 1998 8:10 PM > To: kirvine@sa*.ne*; techdiver@aquanaut.com; cavers@ca*.co* > Subject: Re: Wreck Death > > This is second hand info on the Doria Death: > > The death occurred off of the Dive boat Seeker. A diver, tri-mix certified > (wy > whom and what agency I do not know as of yet), attempted to go into the > kitchen area of the Doria to recover artifacts. Supposedly the diver got > lost, > found his way out (still toting his artifacts!) attempted to send an > upline to > the surface (I do not know what type or method), the line broke, and then > the > diver himself surfaced not breathing. CPR continued for 1 1/2 hours until > the > coast guard arrived and removed the diver. > > His Tri-mix tanks, doubles of size unkown to me, were empty. I do not know > what other tanks/gases etc. the diver had, or if they had gas in them. I > do > not know what type of equipment he was diving. I do not know what % of mix > he > was using. > > Supposedly this was the divers second trip to the Doria. I do not know > what > type of training and experience the diver had. > > This sounds like lack of experience and training to me, and a decision by > an > in-experienced Doria diver going into the wreck where he does not belong. > > It's time the agencies start weeding out their incompetent instructors - > there > are too many out there that don't give a shit about diving. > > Raimo. > > > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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