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I love the way these boat monkeys think they are running some kind of taxi service. They are a big part of the problem. ajmarve@ba*.ne* wrote: > > and the beat goes on........ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Brighton Divers Missing 17.8.99 > Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 21:47:14 +0100 > From: "James Laver" <jclaver@pa*.co*.uk*> > Organization: Pavilion Internet USENET Server > Newsgroups: uk.rec.scuba > > taken from Brighton Evening Argus 9.50pm 17/8/99... > > MISSING DIVERS FEARED DROWNED > A MASSIVE air and sea search was continuing last night after two divers > failed to return from an > expedition. > Fears are growing for the men after a seven-hour search involving lifeboats, > fishing vessels and a coastguard helicopter failed to find any sign of them. > The divers travelled to the spot, 21 miles off the coast of Worthing, on the > boat Spartacus. > A year ago two divers died after they went missing on an expedition from the > same vessel. > The latest rescue mission started at 11.30am yesterday when Solent > Coastguard received a distress call from the Spartacus saying the two divers > had not returned. > The two men in their late twenties had been exploring a wreck with nine > other divers in water up to 54 metres deep. > The rescue helicopter was immediately scrambled and a spotter plane sent > from Lydd Airfield in Kent. > Lifeboats from Shoreham and Selsey were also launched along with the > Brighton Marina-based fishery protection boat Watchful and the angling boat > Riptide. > An RNLI spokesman said: "The conditions at the time were quite lumpy. They > could have drifted a long way very quickly. > "But if they're still under water it's very unlikely they are still alive. > The water is > very deep out there for scuba diving." > Spartacus captain Timothy Bennetto said conditions were 'textbook' when the > team of divers from Essex left Brighton Marina on his boat at 7.30am. He > said divers usually spent no longer than 90 minutes under-water and he > raised the alarm when the experienced pair failed to surface. > He said: "I'm convinced they never surfaced. I > didn't see any lifebuoy. The coastguard search was very thorough and in > those conditions you could see for 20 miles." > Mr Bennetto, of Cissbury Avenue, Peacehaven, insisted safety was the > responsibility of the diving marshal. He added: "My business is to take them > out there and bring them back." > Coastguards last night voiced concerns that time was running out. > Bob Terry, watch manager at Solent Coastguard, said: "We are undertaking a > thorough search of the area and there are a number of boats in the area that > are helping too. > "Concerns are growing for their safety as they have been missing for a > time." -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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