Harbor diver body recovered - Maine

[DandyDon]

Rescue crews recover body of diver from Portland Harbor - The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Divers from the Portland Police Department recovered the body of a man who died Wednesday while diving under a fishing boat docked at the Portland Fish Pier.
Deputy Fire Chief Robert Thompson said the fire department deployed two fireboats, for assistance with the recovery, while a crew of divers from the police department went into the water.
Thompson said it took “quite a while” for the divers to recover the body after the city was notified of a possible diving accident around 5:20 p.m. It was unclear why the man went into the water in diving gear.
Thompson said the police department is leading the investigation, and referred all questions to the city. Jessica Grondin, a city spokeswoman, said the man’s identity is not expected to be released until Thursday, pending notification of his relatives.
Grondin said the state Medical Examiner’s Office has been notified.
The Coast Guard is also investigating the cause of the accident.

 

[wgw04024]

Sad. Hope it's nobody I know.

 

[DandyDon]

Identified as Dennis McGrath of Scarborough. No cause yet. Diver pulled from Portland Harbor identified

 

[wgw04024]

Rumor around the docks is that someone fired up the boat while he was removing rope from the propeller.

 

[jwelburn]

**IF soldsoul4foos is correct:
Failure to lock out, tag out. The commercial diving equivalent to not dropping weights in terms of dying for a stupid reason. He was in a grey area that's regularly argued about whether it's commercial/recreational diving. Whatever you call it, some familiarity with the best practices in that game would have saved him.
**again, IF.

 

[spectrum]

The latest news report seems to confirm propeller engagement but remains marginally inconclusive for now.

Condolences to family & friends.

 

[DandyDon]

Never mind, thanks.

 

[jwelburn]

Check the link that spectrum posted.