Boat Load of Trouble

When the Aussie live-aboard, the Reef Explorer, was operated by Kim and Alan Payard, it was legendary for good diving. But the new owners have had a boat load of trouble — see Undercurrent January, 1998 for one incident — and the latest involves a 29-year-old crew member diving with an Atlantis rebreather unit, who died near Cod Hole in March. He and three other divers were holding on to the shot line in rough weather. The three other divers surfaced, but he didn't. When his body was recovered it showed no signs of shark attack. In next month's issue we will take a look at the status of rebreathers in the sport diving market.