Diver Carl Spencer dies exploring Titanic sister ship
- On 26/05/2009
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By Hannah Fletcher - Times Online
A highly respected British diver has died during the exploration of a shipwreck off the coast of Greece.
Carl Spencer, 37, had been leading a 17-man National Geographic Society expedition to film Britannic, sister ship of Titanic, off the island of Kea when he suffered severe decompression sickness (DCS), also known as the bends, during an emergency ascent to the surface.
The 53,000-ton Britannic, even larger than her famous sibling and deemed equally “unsinkable”, was lost in 57 minutes after hitting a mine in 1916, while serving as a hospital ship during the First World War.
The wreck was discovered in 1975 by the French undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau, but, lying at about 300ft (90m), it pushes divers to the limits of endurance.
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- 1. John Stamp On 29/05/2009
Please advise if Carl Spencer was using a re-breather or was he diving with twins and two saddle tanks. -
- 2. chris On 03/06/2009
It's my understanding from the little information released that he was diving a rebreather.
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