Two sub Dutch died off the coast of Arenzano (Genoa) after a dive to explore the wreck of the tanker Haven., Sank in the Gulf of Genoa on April 11, 1991. The victims were named Roland Vervoort, 46 and Paul Hendrius, 53. A third, of German origin, was transported by helicopter in code red fire San Martino Hospital in Genoa. A fourth, the Netherlands 48, was hospitalized for an illness, but is not life threatening. The four were part of a group of tourists who had to participate in the excursion and were aboard two dinghies diving. The four accused a decompression sickness shortly after the entry into the water and their companions were immediately given the alarm. The staff of 118, the Harbour and firefighters rescued the three men, but for one of them there was nothing to do. The other two were instead admitted to Genoa, where one died shortly after admission.
The prosecutor Marcello Maresca has opened an investigation for manslaughter, against unknown at the time, and ordered the seizure of the cylinders and equipment. It will be an autopsy to determine the cause of death. The men of the Coast Guard questioned the other dive buddies and the staff on board of the two diving accompanying divers. On 5 April, a dive on the Haven, had killed another sub Swiss 34 years.
The wreck of the Haven has become one of the most famous and sought-after destinations for diving excursions. The supertanker, 334 meters long and flying the Cypriot flag, lies on the bottom of Arenzano, near Genoa, 11 April 1991, when on board there was a violent explosion. Among the 36 crew members they were counted five dead: Ioannis Dafnis, Domingo Taller, Gregorio Celda, Serapion Tubonggan and the commander Petros Grigorakakis. The incident occurred at the terminal Petroli of Genoa-Multedo during decanting of oil from a tank to another.
In the aftermath of the incident an attempt was made to block the slick that leaked from the tanks and later the tug Netherlands, during towing operations, hooked the Haven with a cable around the axis of the rudder for the rapprochement to the coast and the ship broke into two parts: the bow with the bulb broke off and lay down on the seabed at 490 meters deep, the rest of the wreck, still floating, continued to burn. On April 13, the ship, still on fire, he heard a loud bang followed by other explosions. Tugs and barges unloaded around Haven water and solvent while oil reached the beaches. On April 14, at 10.05 am, the main body of the wreck he settled permanently at 80 meters deep, about a mile off of Arenzano.
Since then it has followed different remediation that have dried up much of the oil from the seabed, coasts and beaches. Today the Haven, leading to an environmental disaster, has become an ecosystem of great scientific interest, where live oysters, sea slugs and soft corals, anemones goiello as plants and fish of various species, bream, yellowtail, redfish, grouper, moray eels and lobsters. Such a wealth of life explains the interest of the sub to the wreck. Unfortunately Haven is also the scene of many accidents, sometimes fatal.
