I really don't like it when divers die. This saddens me greatly. I hope that the lesson is not lost here, but with all you hard-headed, dumbass divers out there I'm sure it will be. Jim ------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn About Trimix at http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/ > From: <Jsuw@ao*.co*> > Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 23:25:01 EDT > To: techdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: Diving the San Diego > > http://www.news12.com/longisland/stories/story_080200_divingaccident.shtml > > The above link begins: > > The Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad is investigating the circumstances > surrounding a diving accident which occurred early Tuesday afternoon by the > wreck of the U.S.S. San Diego. > > Fifty-six year old Anthony N. Maffatone of Bloomingdale, New Jersey, along > with six other divers, was aboard the "WAHOO," which is a fifty foot long > diving boat. The divers were seven and a half miles due south of Fire Island > Pines, over the wreck of the U.S.S. San Diego. > > Around 11:00 Anthony jumped into the water for what should have been at least > a two hour dive. Anthony, who was an experienced diver surfaced after only 15 > minutes without his equipment. The other divers on the boat pulled his > unconscious body back on board. It was apparent at that point that he was > dead. > > From: Jsuw@ao*.co* > Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2000 11:22 PM > To: techdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: Re: ABC on Diving the San Diego > > > http://www.news12.com/longisland/stories/story_080200_divingaccident.shtml > > The above link begins: > > "The Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad is investigating the circumstances > surrounding a diving accident which occurred early Tuesday afternoon by the > wreck of the U.S.S. San Diego. > > Fifty-six year old Anthony N. Maffatone of Bloomingdale, New Jersey, along > with six other divers, was aboard the "WAHOO," which is a fifty foot long > diving boat. The divers were seven and a half miles due south of Fire Island > Pines, over the wreck of the U.S.S. San Diego." > > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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