Commercial Diver Dies on Costa Concordia Salvage Site

[WheelsUSN]

gCaptain Maritime & Offshore News | Diver Killed at Costa Concordia Salvage Site

Another story indicates that it was caused by badly cutting his leg on a piece of metal.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wor...shipwrecked-costa-concordia-article-1.1599100

 

[agesilaus]

Here is another link:

Costa Concordia claims another life after diver working on salvage operation 'cuts leg on sheet metal and bleeds to death' | Mail Online

Not much info except that he cut his leg and bled to death. Femoral artery possibly.


BK

 

[DandyDon]

Hard to tell what actually happened, after reading several news stories - all brief. It seems he cut his leg badly, thru whatever suit he was wearing, and was entangled so couldn't surface for help - bleeding to death below.

 

[webedivin2000]

Any diving accident or fatality is sad! They were using 100 commercial divers, in sat, during the project and up to this date one fatality, quite a awesome safety program!

 

[Tigerman]

Any diving accident or fatality is sad! They were using 100 commercial divers, in sat, during the project and up to this date one fatality, quite a awesome safety program!

And despite that, they have a fatality. Should serve as a reminder how dangerous going into wrecks can be..

 

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[Rich Keller]

Any diving accident or fatality is sad! They were using 100 commercial divers, in sat, during the project and up to this date one fatality, quite a awesome safety program!

When you consider the tens of thousands of hours spent underwater in some of the worst conditions by those 100 divers you will have a better feel for the safety program. As good as the safety program was I am sure no one on site is feeling good about that program after this tragedy.

 

[Akimbo]

... They were using 100 commercial divers, in sat, during the project and up to this date one fatality, quite a awesome safety program!

In sat? Why would they be in Saturation in such shallow water? I though they were mostly surface-supplied on air.

A great many fatalities in commercial diving have more in common with industrial/construction accidents than diving. Very sad.

 

[Wookie]

I know a number of the salvage masters in rotation on that job. No sat.