POINT SAPIN, N.B. — RCMP in New Brunswick have released the name of
a diver who was killed in an accident in the Northumberland Strait over
the weekend.
Police say 21-year-old Jonathan Parker of
Campbellton, N.B., was killed while working to refloat a fishing boat
that sank earlier this year.
Two divers were in the water and
other boats were on the scene when the accident occurred about three
kilometres from the wharf in Point Sapin, N.B., on Saturday afternoon.
District 5 RCMP are continuing to investigate the accident.
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- Published 08/2/2010
BREAKING NEWS: Divers in the news TODAY
- Published 04/16/2010
Commercial Diving students settling nicely into new location in Marine Training Centre
- Published 03/23/2010
People driving to work in Summerside early in the morning may wonder about the identities of the group of young men they see running on the boardwalk along Water Street. They seemed to appear mysteriously, early in the New Year. In fact, the 12 young men are students in Holland College’s Commercial Diving program, which recently relocated from Georgetown to the Marine Training Centre in Summerside.
The students are settling nicely into their new location. The move to
the Marine Training Centre was necessary because the space the program
was using in Georgetown was needed for the Plumbing, Steamfitting/Pipefitting, and Welding Fabrication programs, and more space was
required to make room for the introduction of the Iron Worker program
next fall.
Diver in a Knot ....."It's not funny!" says supervisor.
- Published 03/12/2010
It is one thing to get a bit disoriented, it certainly is another to get all wound up in your work! The dive supervisor is right - it is NOT funny - thankfully it didn't end up differently. Stay safe!
2010 Free Screensaver, Wallpaper and Calendars Released of NATO MCM Divers.
- Published 01/1/2010
Cobham and Doug Elsey have today released the 2010 Screen Saver Versions of the Mine Counter Measures (MCM) divers of the NATO's Deep Diving MCM Teams. Taken in locations around the world - from the fiords of Norway to the tropics - the divers show why they could be considered as todays heros in a troubled world. The images are in wallpaper format, windows screensavers and even year printable calendar. (Doug Elsey - the webmaster of Underwater Industry - is also a professional photographer specializing in photo documentation of expeditions and outdoor adventure. See DougElsey.com for more info.) Go to the link below or http://www.DougElsey.com/screensavers/mcm for a direct link to the images.
Comercial diver drowns while working on project
- Published 10/9/2009
Posted By JEROME LESSARD AND ERNST KUGLIN, SUN MEDIA
An Ottawa scuba diver drowned in the Trent River Tuesday, despite dramatic attempts to rescue him.
The Ministry of Labour is investigating the death of the diver following the accident on Dam 1 of the waterway, in Trenton's north end.
The name of the deceased diver has not been released.
According to Ministry of Labour spokesperson Bruce Skeaff, the diver was working for ODS Marine of Ottawa. He said the firm was contracted by Parks Canada Oct. 2 to carry out cleaning operations along the waterway.
ROV to dive fuel laden dredge barge in Nova Scotia
- Published 02/14/2009
HALIFAX, N.S. - A remotely operated submersible is being prepared to dive on the wreck of a fuel-laden dredging barge that sank in lobster grounds off southwestern Nova Scotia on the weekend.
The small, unmanned submarine will be used to record video of the sunken barge, which was carrying 70,000 litres of diesel when it sank in rough seas 80 kilometres south of Yarmouth on Saturday, Canadian Coast Guard spokesman Joe LeClair said Tuesday ......
Diving company feels shut out of offshore work
- Published 02/13/2009
The head of a Dartmouth diving company says he is frustrated at being shut out of new work in the province’s offshore and feels he has been let down by the provincial government and industry associations.
Robin Lohnes, CEO of Dominion Diving, said Thursday he has watched three diving contracts connected to the EnCana Deep Panuke project awarded to foreign companies.
Two contracts have gone to Norwegian firms and a third to Oceaneering International Inc. of Houston, which has an office in Dartmouth, Oceaneering Canada Ltd. EnCana has also given a foreign firm a contract to build the drill rig’s accommodation module........................
Deep water bell removal in Lake Michigan by rebreather.
- Published 02/4/2009
On November 18, 1958, the Carl D. Bradley, a Great Lakes freighter, was heading home after her last run of the season.The Carl D. Bradley was caught in the middle of a fierce storm. Mother nature was too strong. The ship broke in two and sank in over 400 feet of water.Follow the link to read more.
N.B. RCMP release name of commerical diver killed in weekend mishap in strait
- Published 12/8/2008