Author Topic: Accident @ USS New York Philippines (Read 891 times)

reztitan · « **on:** July 20, 2011, 03:56:17 PM »

An American diving instructor, who had also worked with the U.S. Navy, has been found dead after exploring the USS New York in the Pacific Ocean.
Steve Brittain, a dive master who worked at Johan Dive Shop in Subic Bay in the Philippines, died - along with a Hong Kong tourist - when surveying the World War II wreak.
Police recovered the body of the American today after the two divers went missing yesterday evening, and the tourist's body was found, inside USS New York, last night, according to police officer Jose Llaves.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2016494/US-diver-Steve-Brittain-dead-exploring-USS-NY-shipwreck-Pacific-Ocean.html#ixzz1Sd7CShsy

Narco · « **Reply #1 on:** July 20, 2011, 04:07:50 PM »

Wreck penetration?

nglg212 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 20, 2011, 04:59:27 PM »

still not sure why this things happened? anyhow, RIP....

Narco · « **Reply #3 on:** July 21, 2011, 02:27:00 PM »

Maybe the survivor can share a little bit of the actual incident before they were separated. Could be wreck penetration or could be something else. Nobody knows. But still:

Lesson no1 - Never do wreck penetration unless it is carefully planned and you are trained to do so

Lesson no2 - Buddy system - always!

Lesson no3 - Always dive safe. Check and recheck. Make safety your first priority.

fro · « **Reply #4 on:** July 21, 2011, 04:07:29 PM »

maybe they get lost in a murky water...?

Narco · « **Reply #5 on:** July 21, 2011, 05:19:11 PM »

I recon they were separated due to the bad viz. But losing life? That we don't know.

Accident @ USS New York Philippines