Scotland & NI 137/01
23 April 2001
WRECK DIVERS ARE TAKEN FOR RECOMPRESSION
Clyde Coastguard received a message from the dive boat, 'Westering
Home' at around 12.00 midday on 22 April 2001 as soon as two divers, a
57-year-old man from County Durham, and a 51-year-old woman from
Wylham in Northumberland had made their ascent. The Coastguard
immediately requested the Largs Lifeboat to launch and the two were
soon picked up and transported to the hyperbaric unit for
recompression. Once this has finished they were taken to the Lady
Margaret Hospital at Milport for recuperation.
Davy Thompson, Watch Manager at Clyde Coastguard said, "The
prompt action of the dive boat 'Westering Home' resulted in a very
fast turn around for this incident - speed is of the essence where
diving incidents are involved. This accident was caused by the two
divers not making their stops as they made their ascent to the surface
since they had run out of oxygen."
The two men were on a 36-metre dive on the wreck 'Beagle' at Milport
on the Isle of Cumbrae.
Titbit:
The "BEAGLE" did not
have a very long career as a steamship as she was barely a year old
when she was involved in a collision off Skate Point, Great Cumbrae
and sunk very quickly. Today she lies in 34 - 38m of water and the
open hull has a shallowest depth of 30 - 32m. She is a great dive with
lots of fish, crabs and some conger. The visibility on this wreck is
better than the wrecks further up the river. The stern of the
"BEAGLE" is a particularly spectacular shape set against the
ambient light.
Visit: Clyde
Diving Club
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