John Bennett (diver)
John Bennett (1959–2004) was a British scuba diver who set a world record by becoming the first person to deep dive below a depth of 300 m (1,000 ft) on self-contained breathing apparatus on 6 November 2001.[1][2] In the early 2000s, Bennett and Ron Loos made the first dives to the MV Princess of the Orient wreck site in Manila Bay.[3][4] In 2001, he located the wreck of the Imperial Japanese Navy dreadnought Yamashiro through sound scans, but could not confirm it before his death. Confirmation was not made until 2017.
Death
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John Bennett went missing on 15 March 2004 in a commercial diving incident in Korea.[5] He was declared legally dead in 2006, but his body has never been recovered.[6] Bennett was survived by his wife Gabby and their two children, Joshua and Katie.[7][8]
See also
- Disappearance of Ben McDaniel – Scuba diver who disappeared during or after a cave dive
- World's deepest SCUBA dives
References
- "A journey to 308 metres". Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- Gomes, Nuno (2009-06-14). "A brief history of deep technical diving in the last 20 years". Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- Stieglitz, Guy (September 2003). "25 minutes at 122m". Sport Diver Magazine (UK).
- Taylor, Mike; Reed, Matt. "Projects: Princess of the Orient". Triton Oceanic Corporation. Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- James, Malcolm (2004-03-17). "Technical Diving pioneer John Bennett missing". Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- "Renowned technical diver John Bennett declared legally dead". CDNN.info. 2006. Archived from the original on August 29, 2008. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- daz. "John Bennett - YD group donation". Yorkshire-Divers.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- Zimmermann, Tim (August 1, 2005). "Raising the Dead". Outside Magazine.