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<SNIP> 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. <SNIP> Well at least his equipment will make a nice artificial reef down there with the San Diego. The size is comparable at least. Wasn't it just last week that there were comments that this rig was a suicide waiting to happen? Hopefully ABC won't run this part as well, since they will make it look like "even the most equipped tech diver can get killed". This is after he bashed DIR and Hogarthian saying they were too narrow minded and inhibited progress. Now his depth is limited to six feet under while the DIR guys are going much deeper. So much for "personal preference" gear. Don -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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