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Accidents

Delve into detailed accounts and analyses of diving accidents and near misses worldwide. These reports shed light on causes, contributing factors and preventative measures to improve diver safety and promote responsible diving practices.

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The rescue operation underway (PCG)
Philippine Siren dive-boat grounds at Tubbataha
Transferring people from the dive-boat to a rescue vessel (Marine Rescue Point Danger)
Point Danger volunteers rescue divers after engine fails
Fire-crews attend the scene at the East Coast Divers dive-centre
Fire set off explosions in 50-year-old dive-shop
Three of the five rescued villagers
5 miners rescued from Laos cave after ‘trust-me dive’ comes off
Divers Mikko Paasi and Norrased Palasing reach the scene
Tham Luang divers join Laos gold-prospecting cave rescue mission
Figures can be seen jumping into the water as fire starts to spread on Emperor Explorer (Eliška Hoffmannová)
Emperor Explorer lost to fire in Maldives
Diver Brian Pethke recovers in hospital from his traumatic experience
Runaway boat struck diver’s leg: diving doctors saved his life
The diver was found off Samcheok beach in Eastern Korea (P Camp)
12hr drift as currents hit diver in Korea
Charged with attempted murder: Avery Nissen (Hawaii Police Department)
Stabbed snorkel-boat captain went back to rescue assailant
Divers went missing off Point Lookout, North Stradbroke Island (Sarah Barry)
Two divers endure 22hr Coral Sea drift
Scuba divers separated from boat (Charlotte County Fire & EMS)
Scuba divers cling to buoy after boat swept away 
American crocodile (Q Phia)
Crocodile bites diver on Cozumel swim
Coast Guard boat (Cayman Islands Coast Guard)
Community rescue as Caymans club dive-boat capsizes
Japanese island of Bentenjima (Wakimasa)
9 Japanese divers rescued after coldwater drift
Vouliagmeni beach (Johnny Magrippinho)
Greek CCR diver missing in Devil’s Well
Captain held: The Seychelles liveaboard Galatea
3 missing, captain held after Seychelles liveaboard sinking
The police tender approaches the runabout (New Zealand Police)
Passengers called police after skipper went off diving 
Aftermath of the fire (Hondudiario)
Dive-centre spared in Fantasy Island resort fire
Depleted fleet: Golden Dolphin II
Red Sea fleet: 2nd dive-boat lost to fire in 38 days
The divers seen from the ferry (Rottnest Fast Ferries)
15min diver boat-separation brought fines – but brothers still seek damages
Tiger shark (Kris Mikael Krister)
Tiger shark bit Backscatter owner White by mistake
The Golden Dolphin III liveaboard
Dive liveaboard catches fire in Hurghada
US marines rescued: Ukun Beach, Miyagi
US Marine scuba divers rescued from rocks
The Amejara dive-boat
Philippine Coast Guard search for 11 missing divers
Yellow submarine (DownUnder Diving)
Yellow sub hits one dive-boat, has cable cut by another
Antarctic diver found: Dumont d'Urville research station in the Antarctic (Samuel Blanc)
Scientific diver goes missing in Antarctica
Fire on the Maldives liveaboard Yasawa Princess (Deep Blue Dive Centers)
Maldives liveaboard divers and crew escape blaze
Vandenberg wreck (US Navy)
Female diver missing after Vandenberg wreck separation
The Seaphoria liveaboard
Another diving liveaboard grounds in Red Sea

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