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Seriously, I'm starting to lose count here.  How many have "ate it" so
far while on the "Inspiration"?   Does this make four, or is this a
repeat?

Does anyone have a list of names?

Thanks,

Patrick


Adriaan_Haine@ce*.be* wrote:
> 
> Read this one on the  Divernet this morning (excerpt from the August DIVER
> magazine (UK):(www.divernet.com)
> 
> " On 20 June Bob Forster, 62, from Corby, was lost during the ascent from a
> mid-afternoon dive on the Windtown, which lies in about 30m of
> water 7 miles off Trimmingham in Norfolk. His body was not found.
> A member of North Sea BSAC of Peterborough, Bob was diving with two other
> members of the branch from a local charter boat, the Merlin.
> It is reported that, having ascended their shotline, the buddies deployed a
> surface marker buoy at a depth of 15m. When they looked around,
> Forster had disappeared from view.
> Unable to descend again in a building tidal race, the North Sea group
> issued a Pan Pan call and a major search was instigated by Yarmouth
> Coastguard involving inshore and offshore lifeboats, an RAF helicopter and
> a helicopter from HMS Invincible, exercising 50 miles away.
> It was calculated that Bob, who was using an Inspiration rebreather, could
> remain alive under water for several hours. In addition to surface
> and air searches, divers from HMS Invincible were dropped from a second
> helicopter during the evening's slack tide to search the Windtown.
> A number of diving boats joined the search, including four from East
> Anglian BSAC. One tied up to the wreck shotline and member Gary
> Bowden attempted a dive but had to turn back in a strong current at 20m."
> Looks like another one to add to the electronic rebreather list. X:(
> 
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