Mike, let's clarify: Berman was not DIR or WKPP and he died proving it
(solo)- he had no interest in doing things my way.

 Bobby died breaking two DIR rules ( number one and failing to mark his
bottles) on a non WKPP dive ( obviously or he would not have been doing
either).

 Rob jumped in after his mask that fell overboard with no gas in his tanks,
or very little and died. JJ had withheld certification on him for cavern
because his breathing rate was not yet low enough ( new diver - good guy but
needed more diving time) and he was not WKPP,but did help us with medical
issues as he was a Navy doctor and aviator.

 Gol was benched for medical problems when he got a spinal and brain
infection for which he was hospitalized in critical condition with brain
swelling and seizures, was released on medication and told not to dive, and
did anyway and it immediately killed him of a massive brain hemorrhage . He
was not diving WKPP or with any WKPP people obviously or he would not have
been in the water.

 Sherwood schile is an even better story. He got killed diving with Gavin
and Lamar English before I took over running the WKPP. I was scheduled to
dive, but refused to dive with Schile and told Gavin that he has no business
diving for reasons I don't need to mention here, and I told Lamer to "phone
me after the dive and tell me where you killed him". The phone rang at 10:00
and Lamar said, "In the restriction". I took over the Project a week later,
and when I say somebody will not dive, they will not dive. I installed DIR
when I took over, before that it was whatever you wanted to do.

 Track record is a little different under me and it is interesting that the
accidents that do occur out there with people we know and who know us are
all violations of common sense and DIR, would you not agree, Dr. B?

 Mike, we are about doing things so as not to have accidents. That is the
point of my DIR from DAY ONE.


-----Original Message-----
From: Michael J. Black [mailto:mjblackmd@ya*.co*]
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 8:03 PM
To: Aquanaut Mail
Subject: DIR Fatalities


OK George, you asked for a list of the DIR dead, here is
what I've heard (but I am sure there are others).  Even
if only one or two names are correct, it's a pretty high
percentage considering how few DIR divers there are:

Bobby McGuirre

Rob Wolov

Jonathan Gol

Sherwood Schile

Steve Berman

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