Underwater Forensic investigators

03/14/2025

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-13/perth-diver-left-behind-in-ocean-welcomes-investigation/105046934

A man who was picked up by a Perth ferry after his dive boat left him behind says failing to account for every diver before leaving a site is unacceptable.

01/25/2024

https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/prop-severs-female-divers-leg-in-maldives/

A female scuba diver from the liveaboard Maldives Aggressor II is reported to have lost the lower part of her leg after it came into contact with a

07/08/2023

Following the Titan Submersible tragedy, i did over 30 TV and Radio interviews around the world. Most were interested in my own experience in Diving the Titanic in a submersible, but also how I felt the investigation should proceed. It was a tiring 4 days.

Just some of tne interviews I did. Thank you to all who wrote or called with kind words.

10/08/2019

This has been an interesting case of egal liability.
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/12/19/suunto_scuba_screwup/?fbclid=IwAR1ZNM8d7HSv6MZlOlMJFgp8bmTu556MF-2GyDJdXMwul76cyB9uEcZB924

Divers claimed biz knew of defective kit, failed to fix it

06/15/2019

Perhaps now we can learn the whole story.

https://www.fox10tv.com/news/mobile_county/the-body-of-missing-diver-has-been-found-in-chickasaw/article_e543fee8-8ea7-11e9-a0ab-7f5030cc3a08.html?utm_medium=social

CHICKASAW, Ala. (WALA) According to the Chickasaw Police Department the body of the diver who went missing this Wednesday in Chickasaw Creek has been found

06/15/2019

https://www.cornwallnewswatch.com/2019/06/14/search-enters-fourth-day-for-missing-scuba-diver/

LONG SAULT – O.P.P. divers are back in the water today (Friday) off Macdonell Island, searching for a scuba diver. This is the fourth day of a search for the diver who failed to surface while divin…

06/14/2019

A diver is missing after reportedly diving with home made equipment. https://www.fox10tv.com/news/police-say-missing-diver-was-using-homemade-diving-equipment/article_3ecc7fd4-8e40-11e9-98d2-973482f47afe.html

CHICKASAW, Ala. (WALA) -- A search is scheduled to resume Friday morning in Chickasaw Creek for a man missing after authorities say he dived off a boat.

05/30/2019

http://www.thefisherman.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_ID=2335&ParentCat=19

The United States Coast Guard is reminding the public that unlicensed vessel charters are both illegal and unsafe to the consumer, while announcing a crackdown during the 2019 summer season.

05/25/2019

https://www.scubadivermag.com/bethany-farrell-diving-death-no-individuals-charged/

No individuals connected with the tragic death of a woman on her very-first scuba dive will be charged, because a health and safety organisation has ruled there

05/22/2019

It is important that all maintenance be performed by trained individuals. Accidents are unexpected events often brought on by improper planning. Proper planning can often avoid accidents. All tanks should be secured in a mounted vice prior to service. This is a very unfortunate accident.
https://www.firerescuemagazine.com/articles/2019/05/niosh-lodd-report-ohio-firefighter-dies-after-being-struck-by-scuba-cylinder.html

The unsecured cylinder began to spin, rotate and bounce off the engine bay floor until it became an airborne projectile.

03/27/2019

The need for a professional, un iased expert witness is paramount.
https://www.theexpertinstitute.com/expert-sued-for-35-million-after-offering-biased-opinion/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=blog-expert-sued-for-35-million-after-offering-biased-opinion&utm_campaign=3.26.19-mini-1

10/11/2018

http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/10/10/hawaii-news/navy-officer-quickly-doomed-by-error-with-rebreather-diving-gear/?HSA=252ffc9dc46eeed67e199667641c3af90e7d4110

Navy officer Brian Bugge jumped off the dive boat, was handed his underwater camera, and probably took a handful of breaths from his dive rig before he lost consciousness and sank beneath the waves.