I cannot believe Robert bought it... Any chance of you guys finding out 
what happened?

 Jim

Sender: David Shimell (shimell)  Date: 8/24/98 5:59 AM

>Helen
>
>>It was just announced on British radio (Radio 4) that an American tourist,
>Robert Wolov, aged 49, has died whilst diving on a 30m wreck in Scotland. He
>was >diving on the wreck the Breda (on which other 2 other divers have died
>last year). He was on holiday with his wife and children. He was diving
>solo.  
>
>We seem to be suffering in the UK at the moment, 2 missing presumed dead on
>the Moldavia on Monday last week and now this...
>
>From: http://news.bbc.co.uk:80/hi/english/uk/newsid_157000/157154.stm
><http://news.bbc.co.uk:80/hi/english/uk/newsid_157000/157154.stm> 
>
>A man has died while diving to a wreck near Oban in
>Scotland. 
>
>US tourist Robert Wolov, 49, failed to surface after the
>solo dive and his body was recovered by friends. 
>
>He was the eighth person involved in four separate
>incidents over the weekend. 
>
>Five were treated for the 'bends' in two separate
>incidents at Portland, Dorset, and a seventh diver is also
>being treated for decompression sickness at Oban. 
>
>Mr Wolov was on holiday with his wife and daughter in
>Scotland when he joined friends from Glasgow's
>Eastwood Divers to make the trip. 
>
>He successfully reached the wreck of the Breda in
>Ardmucknish Bay with his companions in the morning,
>then made a solo dive. 
>
>They became concerned when he failed to resurface at
>about 1130 BST (1030 GMT) on Sunday and found him
>on the seabed. 
>
>He was brought to the surface and an attempt was made
>to rescuscitate him, but he was pronounced dead by a
>doctor who was on board a lifeboat sent out to the
>emergency. 
>
>Popular diving destination 
>
>Dave Scullion, watch manager at Oban Coastguard,
>said: "We do not know how this fatality occurred. 
>
>"It is a popular diving destination and we understand he
>was an experienced diver. Our thoughts and prayers are
>with his family and friends." 
>
>David Shimell
>Project Manager, Sequent Computer Systems Ltd., Weybridge, Surrey, UK.
>Email: shimell@se*.co* <mailto:shimell@se*.co*> 
>
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