Japanese instructor drowns, another missing in Phillipines

[Henryville]

Saw this article in the Japan Times:

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20041110b4.htm

Two instructors at Pacific Cebu resort went on a night dive. One body found, the other diver missing.

Condolences to family and friends.

 

[nori1841]

Articles of local news paper

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2004/11/10/index.html

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2004/11/10/news/2.japanese.sea.divers.disappear.html

 

[nori1841]

too deep?

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2004/11/10/news/rough.water.steep.drop.behind.dive.mishap..html

PCR has no accreditation

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ce...mishap.highlights.need.for.accreditation.html

 

[Tim Wong]

Sorry to hear about the accident. There seems to be conflicting information here. One source says that they were training to be instructors. The other says that they are instructors? Which is which?

 

[Jonathan]

And the BBC says one has been working there since December and the other April - all very perculiar and very sad.

 

[jagfish]

Found this in another thread. Scuba police in response to the accident...
http://scubaboard.com/t78805-.html

Government scuba cops enforce diving regulations

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by EVAN T. ALLARD

DUMAGUETE CITY, Philippines (14 Nov 2004) -- The government has announced that a team of "scuba cops" will patrol marine protected areas in the Philippines to help prevent diving accidents and ensure divers abide by rules aimed at protecting coral reefs and marine wildlife.

The announcement followed the deaths of two Japanese scuba divers in Cebu, a popular holiday destination for Japanese tourists.

According to local officials, six dive rangers have been trained to patrol Apo Reef, a marine protected area and a renowned dive destination.

In January, the team will begin monitoring dive tourist groups to ensure there are no violations of government rules and regulations aimed at protecting both divers and coral reefs under the jurisdiction of the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB).

The PAMB has also launched a high-speed patrol vessel to help patrol the marine reserve and evacuate injured divers.

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[nori1841]

Additional Information

They tried to do deep night diving in 35 to 40m. A Spare tank was set for decompression. The entry time was around 09:00 PM that was flood tide to avoid down current.
Kajita's computer indicated a maximum depth of 87m and an error and his tank was empty.
Two divers were actually members of the resort staff from Japan who were asked to come to Cebu to help in a Japanese language course for students.
But this was personal fun dive.

http://www.thefreeman.com/local/index.php?fullstory=1&issue=articles_20041110&id=24488

http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=2&story_id=17713

A Real cause is usually unclear in case of a diving accident.

 

[ShakaZulu]

This is incredible, so many Japanese divers, what the hell is going on???

 

[dcpac]

This is incredible, so many Japanese divers, what the hell is going on???

Come to any dive site in Japan and spend a weekend and you will understand.

 

[OrcaBlue]

Come to any dive site in Japan and spend a weekend and you will understand.

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