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From: Mark Welzel
To: Roderick Farb
Subject: Re: Death on the Oregon
Date: Tuesday, July 25, 1995 3:04PM
I can't see how his name will help anyone, if you knew him you should
know by now. As for experience, I can only comment on appearances
as I didn't know him pesonally. He appeared to be one of those divers
rushing to be considered experienced, he didn't appear very experienced
to me.
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From: Roderick Farb
To: STRATTON
Subject: Re: Death on the Oregon
Date: Sunday, July 23, 1995 11:25PM
Sender's address: Roderick Farb \ EMS: INTERNET \ MBX: rfarb@em*.un*.ed*
MCI Mail date/time: Sun Jul 23, 1995 9:53 pm EST
Source date/time: Sun, 23 Jul 1995 19:49:10 -0400 (EDT)
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What is the diver's name? What was his dive experience level?=20
On Sun, 23 Jul 1995, MARK WELZEL wrote:
> On Saturday the 22nd a diver died off Long Island on the
> Old Cunard Liner Oregon in 130 fsw. It was his second
> dive of the day. He split up from his partner once they
> hit the bottom. He was diving independant 80's. It appears=20
> he had breathed one down to 1500 psi then switched to the other,
> on draining that tank it looks like he couldn't find his other=20
> regulator or perhaps the sudden out of air situation panic'd him.
> He tried to tie an ascent line to the wreck and was
> found at about 90 fsw, entangled. Someone found him
> and cut his ascent line at which point he made it to
> the surface. The crew attempted to resusitate him
> until the Coast Guard got him and delivered him to
> a local hospital where he was pronounced doa.
>=20
> Maybe some of the less experienced divers on the list
> will pay closer attention to thier diving habits and
> the environments they find themselves in and not rush
> blindly to their deaths as well.
>=20
> Mark
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