CORSICA (9 July 2005) -- Just weeks after Nuno Gomes set a new deep diving record of 318 meters, technical diver Pascal Bernabe reached 330 meters on open circuit scuba. Bernabe, 41, descended to the record depth in 10 minutes but needed 8 hours and 49 minutes to resurface in order to avoid decompression illness. The Frenchman trained for three years to set the record and finally succeeded on his fifth attempt. The support team of 30 people included 12 divers who were actually in the water for the record dive. | | Pascal Bernabe Bernabe was the primary support diver for free diver Audrey Mestre when she died attempting to set a new no limits free diving record on October 12, 2002. © CDNN - CYBER DIVER NEWS NETWORK |
