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From: "Richard Lundgren" <rikard.lundgren@sw*.se*>
To: "Manos Manoli" <cytech@ma*.co*.cy*>, "Trey" <trey@ne*.co*>,
     "Tech Diver"
Subject: Re: "Buddy Count" was FW: FYI - another one bites the dust
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 16:46:37 +0100
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That list is old. More have died "flying" the magic carpet than that =
list suggest.

Richard Lundgren


----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Manos Manoli=20
  To: Trey ; Tech Diver=20
  Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 3:17 PM
  Subject: Re: "Buddy Count" was FW: FYI - another one bites the dust


  http://www.nwdesigns.com/rebreathers/nuggets/BodyCount.htm=20


  Manos Manoli

  Trey wrote:

    Does anyone have the "count" for the "Inspiration" at this point? =
Getting a little out of hand.....

    -----Original Message-----
    From:Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 8:02 PM
    To:Subject: FYI - another one bites the dust



    Of the inspiration list

          List,

          This message has been send to me by a divingschool in the =
south of France:

          2001 seems to become the year of the rebreather fatalities. =
After several
          reported accidents in a number of European countries and the =
USA,
          yesterday (Tuesday) a rebreather diver died in the South of =
France.

          In the local newspapers, Jean-Pierre Joncheray (a specialist =
on French
          wrecks) is commenting that Bernard Gonon was a serious and =
thoughtful
          diver. When reading the report, you might however get another =
impression.

          The 55 year old Bernard Gonon and his 30 year old buddy were =
making a dive
          on a wreck at a depth of more than 100 meters. They went there =
without any
          surface support - just a Zodiac inflatable boat and 2 divers. =
There was no
          line or system for making decompression stops, other than the =
anker line
          from the boat.

          A sailing boat spotted the dead diver at the surface. When the =
rescue
          helicopter arrived, resuscitation efforts were unfortunately =
not
          succesful. They found the zodiac and only when a Navy vessel =
wanted to
          take the boat with them, a second diver was noticed who was =
doing
          decompression stops at the anker line. The diver surfaced an =
hour later to
          be taken to hospital in a state of shock. Bernard Gonon had =
already been
          rescued by the Navy on October 5 this year at the same =
location, after an
          equipment incident on a dive at the same depth.

          From the pictures, the rebreather used seems to be an =
"inspiration" (the
          former Buddy Inspiration). An extremely high percentage of =
accidents in
          Europe involve the use of this rebreather and it is =
understandable that
          buddy discontinued this product.

          Although I did not know Bernard Gonon I want to offer my =
condolances to his family and friends.
          My question to the list is if there's something else known =
about the accident?
          Further I would like to add the I was troubled about the last =
paragraph from this  message.

        =20





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<DIV>That list is old. More have died "flying" the magic carpet than =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Richard Lundgren</FONT></DIV>
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  Manoli</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=3Dtrey@ne*.co*=20
  href=3D"mailto:trey@ne*.co*">Trey</A> ; <A =
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  href=3D"mailto:techdiver@aquanaut.com">Tech Diver</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 08, =
2001 3:17=20
  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: "Buddy Count"
was =
FW: FYI -=20
  another one bites the dust</DIV>
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  <BR><BR><BR>Manos Manoli<BR><BR>Trey wrote:<BR>
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    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20
    class=3D514453111-08112001>Does anyone have the "count" for the =
"Inspiration"=20
    at this point? Getting a little out of
hand.....</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV> </DIV>
    <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT =
face=3DTahoma=20
    size=3D2>-----Original
Message-----<BR><B>From:</B><B>Sent:</B> =
Wednesday,=20
    November 07, 2001 8:02 PM<BR><B>To:</B><B>Subject:</B> FYI -
another =
one=20
    bites the dust<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=3DArial
size=3D2>
    <DIV><BR>Of the inspiration list</DIV>
    <DIV> </DIV>
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          <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>List,</FONT></DIV>
          <DIV> </DIV>
          <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This message has been send to =
me by a=20
          divingschool in the south of France:</FONT></DIV>
          <DIV> </DIV>
          <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><EM>2001 seems to become
the =
year of the=20
          rebreather fatalities. After several<BR>reported accidents in =
a number=20
          of European countries and the USA,<BR>yesterday (Tuesday) a =
rebreather=20
          diver died in the South of France.<BR><BR>In the local =
newspapers,=20
          Jean-Pierre Joncheray (a specialist on French<BR>wrecks) is =
commenting=20
          that Bernard Gonon was a serious and thoughtful<BR>diver. When =
reading=20
          the report, you might however get another =
impression.<BR><BR>The 55=20
          year old Bernard Gonon and his 30 year old buddy were making a =

          dive<BR>on a wreck at a depth of more than 100 meters. They =
went there=20
          without any<BR>surface support - just a Zodiac inflatable boat =
and 2=20
          divers. There was no<BR>line or system for making =
decompression stops,=20
          other than the anker line<BR>from the boat.<BR><BR>A sailing
=
boat=20
          spotted the dead diver at the surface. When the =
rescue<BR>helicopter=20
          arrived, resuscitation efforts were unfortunately =
not<BR>succesful.=20
          They found the zodiac and only when a Navy vessel wanted =
to<BR>take=20
          the boat with them, a second diver was noticed who was=20
          doing<BR>decompression stops at the anker line. The diver =
surfaced an=20
          hour later to<BR>be taken to hospital in a state of shock. =
Bernard=20
          Gonon had already been<BR>rescued by the Navy on October 5 =
this year=20
          at the same location, after an<BR>equipment incident on a dive =
at the=20
          same depth.<BR><BR>From the pictures, the rebreather used =
seems to be=20
          an "inspiration" (the<BR>former Buddy Inspiration). An =
extremely high=20
          percentage of accidents in<BR>Europe involve the use of this=20
          rebreather and it is understandable that<BR>buddy discontinued =
this=20
          product.</EM></FONT></DIV>
          <DIV> </DIV>
          <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Although I did not =
know Bernard=20
          Gonon I want to offer my condolances to his family and=20
          friends.</FONT></DIV>
          <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My question to the list is if =
there's=20
          something else known about the accident?</FONT></DIV>
          <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Further I would like to add =
the I was=20
          troubled about the last paragraph from this =20
message.</FONT></DIV>
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