Equipment Tank explodes killing one - Mauritius

[DandyDon]

Tragic Incident Claims Life of 27-Yr-Old Diver

A young man’s life was tragically taken on Thursday, 20 March, at the Hotel Meridien in Pointe-aux-Piments. At around 9:25 AM, Brian Dorine, a 27-year-old diver and assistant with Blue World Explorer, lost his life in an explosion involving a scuba tank. Witnesses described the scene as chaotic...

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A young man’s life was tragically taken on Thursday, 20 March, at the Hotel Meridien in Pointe-aux-Piments. At around 9:25 AM, Brian Dorine, a 27-year-old diver and assistant with Blue World Explorer, lost his life in an explosion involving a scuba tank.

Witnesses described the scene as chaotic when the blast occurred while Mr. Dorine, a resident of Curepipe, was refilling a tank using a compressor.

The intensity of the explosion was such that it resulted in instant fatality, leaving emergency responders to confirm his death upon arrival.

Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident, aiming to determine the precise causes of this dreadful event and to ensure that all safety measures were properly followed during the tank refilling process.

 

[grantmac]

Very curious about what comes from the investigation.

 

[iain/hsm]

Pictures of the scene I posted in the compressor section maybe relevant here too.

 

[JonnieB]

Out of hydro?

 

[iain/hsm]

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During our stay in November, we wanted to use the Blue World Explorer diving school, which did not take place due to the lack of equipment and preparation ...
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Above from Trip Adviser: It starts Help us to get our money back

Read it while you can before it's pulled and the whole sorry saga is cleaned and wiped clean away
As if it never happened. The cleaning power of these PADI wipes.

 

[VikingDives]

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During our stay in November, we wanted to use the Blue World Explorer diving school, which did not take place due to the lack of equipment and preparation ...
1.0 · Review by Anna M · ‎Price range: $$ (Based on Average Nightly Rates


Above from Trip Adviser: It starts Help us to get our money back

Read it while you can before it's pulled and the whole sorry saga is cleaned and wiped clean away
As if it never happened. The cleaning power of these PADI wipes.

That was fast. . .

 

[rjack321]

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That was fast. . .

was wiped within 15mins of Ian posting

 

[DandyDon]

PADI wipes

 

[touny71]

Was anyone able to get the story?

 

[Scared Silly]

Some years ago while diving in Costa Rica I poked around the compressor room of the dive op. I notice a few AL6351 cylinders. While they had a hydro they did not have a VE. While a DOT requirement I asked that while we were diving that those cylinders not be used. The dive op honored my request.

The point being that as customer it is worth poking around the compressor room of the dive op.