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Body counts are like error rates. If they are high enough to measure AT =
ALL, they are too high.
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Trey=20
To: Techdiver@Aquanaut.Com=20
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 5:33 AM
Subject: "Buddy Count" was FW: FYI - another one bites the dust
Does anyone have the "count" for the "Inspiration" at this point? =
Getting a little out of hand.....
=20
-----Original Message-----
From:Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 8:02 PM
To: Subject: FYI - another one bites the dust
Of the inspiration list
List,
=20
This message has been send to me by a divingschool in the south =
of France:
=20
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.
=20
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.
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2001 5:33=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> "Buddy Count" was
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another one bites the dust</DIV>
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class=3D514453111-08112001>Does=20
anyone have the "count" for the "Inspiration" at this point? Getting a =
little=20
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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>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>List,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </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><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </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 year=20
old Bernard Gonon and his 30 year old buddy were making a =
dive<BR>on a=20
wreck at a depth of more than 100 meters. They went there =
without=20
any<BR>surface support - just a Zodiac inflatable boat and 2 =
divers.=20
There was no<BR>line or system for making decompression stops, =
other=20
than the anker line<BR>from the boat.<BR><BR>A sailing boat =
spotted the=20
dead diver at the surface. When the rescue<BR>helicopter =
arrived,=20
resuscitation efforts were unfortunately not<BR>succesful. They =
found=20
the zodiac and only when a Navy vessel wanted to<BR>take the =
boat with=20
them, a second diver was noticed who was doing<BR>decompression =
stops at=20
the anker line. The diver surfaced an hour later to<BR>be taken =
to=20
hospital in a state of shock. Bernard Gonon had already =
been<BR>rescued=20
by the Navy on October 5 this year at the same location, after=20
an<BR>equipment incident on a dive at the same =
depth.<BR><BR>From the=20
pictures, the rebreather used seems to be an "inspiration"=20
(the<BR>former Buddy Inspiration). An extremely high percentage =
of=20
accidents in<BR>Europe involve the use of this rebreather and it =
is=20
understandable that<BR>buddy discontinued this=20
product.</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Although I did not =
know Bernard Gonon=20
I want to offer my condolances to his family and =
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 =
message.</FONT></DIV>
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