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I find it hard to answer many questions that infact may be turned around and their true meaning be twisted by those who could gain from it , I'll will say it once, most of the things being said here now , before , and in private by those with personal goals , may it be slander for some passed reasons of involvement with the parties named or for monetary gain , most are wrong.Infact I count at least a hand full of wrong or misleading statements in Michaels post below . But these list are not where this case will be decided. I'm sure that there are those that will add untrue things to this case just as they already have , the real loss to me was I saw a friend passaway.I will not discuss this again until after it has come to a close and then I will write a detailed guide of how a diver doing the kinds of dives that Tai and many others are doing , these are things they should do to prepare their family in case this things happens to them , that should include a list of true friends to help guide them that the diver has chosen himself and I will place it on my web site .If there are those out there that feel they most flame me for this post or for being there when Tai did his last dive , there is nothing you can say to me that will hurt has much as that day.But if that is what makes you feel like a man , have at it. Capt JT At 05:56 AM 7/12/99 -0700, Michael Barnette wrote: >Jim- >I think the BIG difference here is that this was a commercial dive. I >believe OSHA requires a chamber on board for deep dives, plus other red >tape. None of this was done as far as I am aware. There were also issues >with a lack of an inwater support diver or anyone with wetsuit/fins on the >surface ready (I believe JT mentioned he jumped in clothed to get the >floating body, perhaps he can shed more light on this) or other safety >protocol. I am not sure of the issues that would bring the US Navy into it. >While everyone responds to stress differently, Fantone didn't make things >any better. Whether it was a mild heart attack that he could have been >revived from or a trainwreck heart attack, the rocket ascent made any and >all attempts to revive him futile (check the coroner's report). Perhaps a >contigency plan should have been in place for any and all scenarios and >discussed, instead of "just diving" the work plans. >While you and JT may point out that I wasn't there and be accurate, I have >heard from individuals who were there who don't paint a pretty picture. >Furthermore, there is video (topside and u/w - not of the accident itself, >however) out there that illustrates many of these points plus others that I >am sure will become part of the administrative record. >I am not a fan of lawyers or litigation either, but this was a mess... >mike > >>From: Jim Cobb <cobber@ci*.co*> >>Reply-To: vbtech@ci*.co* >>To: Tech Diver <techdiver@aquanaut.com>, vbtech@ci*.co* >>Subject: Juno Death >>Date: 10 Jul 1999 09:04:21 -0400 >> >>Tai Wilkerson's wife has decided to sue for his death. She will be using >>a lawyer who frequently advertises his services on these lists. Using the >>standard shotgun technique favored by lawfirms of this grade, the suit >>includes the US Navy, the Coast Guard, Quicksilver International (or >>whats left of it), Mike Hillier and Mike Fantone for something Tai did, >>as far as I know, on his own free will. >> >>Personally I think the lawyer is dropping the ball here. He should also >>be suing the Gov. of Spain and the descendants of the Capt. of the Juno, >>for ultimately it was their fault the whole thing happened. And if Spain >>really does find treasures on the "Juno" you could sue for a slice of the >>pie and then retire on your own island in the bahamas (which, of course, >>is the dream of every ambulance chasing lawyer). One of the defendants I >>know hardly has two coins to rub together and surely the real target is >>the training agency he is affiliated with. >> >>While I feel for Mrs. Wilkerson, perhaps she should have insisted that >>her husband quit the dangerous sport of decompression diving, or at least >>get a medical checkup to see if he was fit and able to deal with the >>stress, which apparently (from the medical examiner's report) he was not. >> >>And all you divers out there owe it to your families to have >>comprehensive life insurance policies to cover your families (if you have >>one) in the event of your death. >> >>I think it really sucks when a diver dies. In some situations people >>should pay. In other situations the money grubbing is really sickening. >>Suing the Navy and Coast Guard, just how far does this idiot lawfirm >>think they are going to get with that? Now one tragedy is going to be >>compounded by several more. And the only thing which will be accomplished >>is the lining of the pockets of a bunch of money-grubbing shyster >>lawyers. This sport is not fun anymore. >> >> Jim >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Learn About Trimix at http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/trimix.html >> >> >> >><< Send subscribe/unsubscribe/help requests to >>VBTech-request@ci*.co* >> >> > > >_______________________________________________________________ >Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com > > ><< Send subscribe/unsubscribe/help requests to VBTech-request@ci*.co* >> > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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