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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0002_01BDB941.B8C56940 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The following comes from the July issue of the UK dive magazine Dive International: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Technical diver Paul Haydon, 33 dies on a solo dive to 80 m on the wreck of the White Star liner Afric 18 miles of Looe, Cornwall. He was using Trimix with the Buddy Inspiration rebreather. He was diving with a ten strong group of technical divers, three from Belgium the rest from the UK, from the Sea Urchin. After failing to return from the dive a large scale search using underwater scooters was launched. His body was found four days later. An inquest will be held into the death of Mr. Haydon, from Hornchurch, Essex. Another Britisch diver died on a wreck of Cherbourg the following week.. Dr Ewart Lowe, 32 suffered severe decompression illness after ascending from 35m. It is believed that Dr Lowe from Colchester, Essex, suffered a major equipment failure. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- The same magazine reviewed the Inspiration rebreather, a close circuit system with active, computer controlled Oxygen addition. Three out of seven units failed with water in the electronics at the start of a training session in Egypt. The units were used for 4, 150 and 300 hours respectively and only had the flight to Egypt in common. The article reported that 120 inspiration rebreathers have been sold and that 250 people completed training. The rebreather contains two 3 liter cylinders, diluent and oxygen. The system is controlled by 2 computers and was tested by the Royal Navy and has CE approval. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- It would be interesting to know if Paul Haydon died because of an equipment failure or user error. Unfortunately I have no contacts in the UK who could find out. One of my concerns with this rebreather (other than problems with the oxygen percentages) is the size of the cylinders, which do not contain enough air for a safe open circuit bailout from a deep decompression dive. ------=_NextPart_000_0002_01BDB941.B8C56940 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=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.2106.6"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>The following comes from the July issue of the UK = dive=20 magazine Dive International:<BR><BR> <HR> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Technical diver Paul Haydon, 33 dies on a solo dive = to 80 m on=20 the wreck of the White Star liner Afric 18 miles of Looe, Cornwall. He = was using=20 Trimix with the Buddy Inspiration rebreather.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>He was diving with a ten strong group of technical = divers,=20 three from Belgium the rest from the UK, from the Sea Urchin. After = failing to=20 return from the dive a large scale search using underwater scooters was=20 launched. His body was found four days later.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>An inquest will be held into the death of Mr. = Haydon, from=20 Hornchurch, Essex.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Another Britisch diver died on a wreck of Cherbourg = the=20 following week.. Dr Ewart Lowe, 32 suffered severe decompression illness = after=20 ascending from 35m. It is believed that Dr Lowe from Colchester, Essex, = suffered=20 a major equipment failure.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2> <HR> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>The same magazine reviewed the Inspiration = rebreather, a close=20 circuit system with active, computer controlled Oxygen addition. Three = out of=20 seven units failed with water in the electronics at the start of a = training=20 session in Egypt. The units were used for 4, 150 and 300 hours = respectively and=20 only had the flight to Egypt in common.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>The article reported that 120 inspiration = rebreathers have=20 been sold and that 250 people completed training. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>The rebreather contains two 3 liter cylinders, = diluent and=20 oxygen. The system is controlled by 2 computers and was tested by the = Royal Navy=20 and has CE approval. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2> <HR> It would be interesting to know if Paul Haydon died because of an = equipment=20 failure or user error. Unfortunately I have no contacts in the UK who = could find=20 out.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>One of my concerns with this rebreather (other than = problems=20 with the oxygen percentages) is the size of the cylinders, which do not = contain=20 enough air for a safe open circuit bailout from a deep decompression=20 dive.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0002_01BDB941.B8C56940-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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