ShoalDiverSA
Contributor
Quoted from today's (16 March 2004) edition of The Mercury newspaper:
The story I have heard thus far is that the group was diving a feature of the Shoal known as Cathedral. Cathedral has a maximum depth on the sand of 26 to 27m. The top of the reef is around 17 to 18m deep at this point depending on the tide.
The diver indicated to the DM that she was having trouble and would ascend to the surface, effectively aborting her dive. When the group ended the dive later, they discovered that she had not surfaced (or had not been spotted by the skipper).
This is truly a tragedy. The regulars on the Shoal are shocked over this loss. I really hope that they manage to find her soon.
Please correct any inaccuracies if you get further information.
Andrew
Diver Listed Missing
The police have listed Brazilian Magareth de Souza-Nascinengo, who vanished on Saturday while diving off the Aliwal Shoal, as missing.
Police spokesman Zandra Hechter said three days of airborne and underwater searches had proved unsuccessful.
-Mercury Reporter
The story I have heard thus far is that the group was diving a feature of the Shoal known as Cathedral. Cathedral has a maximum depth on the sand of 26 to 27m. The top of the reef is around 17 to 18m deep at this point depending on the tide.
The diver indicated to the DM that she was having trouble and would ascend to the surface, effectively aborting her dive. When the group ended the dive later, they discovered that she had not surfaced (or had not been spotted by the skipper).
This is truly a tragedy. The regulars on the Shoal are shocked over this loss. I really hope that they manage to find her soon.
Please correct any inaccuracies if you get further information.
Andrew