Mailing List Archive Mailing List Archive
On Mon, 28 Aug 2000 15:46:02 -0400 (EDT), you wrote: >Recently read an article (a long one at that) in current issue of National >geographic Adventure magazine. It was by Bernie Chowdry about the deaths of a >father and son deep air team (the Rouse's). When will a positive story ever get >out to the public about the living "tech" divers? All the stories in print end >with "....the diver/s unfortunately died". In Bernie's story of the U-Who the >father/ son team dove off the Seeker and dove air to the 200ft range. They did >not use helium because "they could not afford it yet". So they get narced, >trapped under wreckage, lost again, still narced and bolt to the surface hoping >someone on the boat can help them. Why print such an article for the public to >read? How about something positive about this "sport". >Just a rant. Do forget he also claimed that since helium was more dense, that they would have breathed the gas faster and would have likely run out. Oh yeah, real smart. It was basically publicity for his book. The air dive as to 240 I think for that dive (don't have the article in front of me). The public doesn't want to hear about the safe recovery of a porthole or perfection 20 point, 4-way skydive, they want double homicides and bounces to read about. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
Navigate by Author:
[Previous]
[Next]
[Author Search Index]
Navigate by Subject:
[Previous]
[Next]
[Subject Search Index]
[Send Reply] [Send Message with New Topic]
[Search Selection] [Mailing List Home] [Home]