MADRID, Spain (16 Mar 2005) -- A diving accident has claimed the life of a Spanish naval diver in Indonesia to help tsunami victims. Sgt. Justo Jesus Picallo, 36, drowned during a routine hull inspection and cleaning dive on the MS Galicia, which was anchored off Banda Aceh. Picallo was one of 600 troops Spain sent to Indonesia in January on a humanitarian mission to help victims of the December 26 tsunami that killed more than 300,000 people. | | The Spanish Defense Ministry is investigating the accident. © CDNN - CYBER DIVER NEWS NETWORK |
