BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. (28 Aug 2005) -- An experienced diver who taught safe diving techniques died while scuba diving off the coast of Rhode Island. Stephen Hardick, 60, was exploring the wreck of the U-853 German submarine about seven miles east of Block Island when the accident happened. The experienced deep diver and scuba instructor was diving with three friends who were filming a documentary on the wreck. Other divers called the Coast Guard and initiated CPR after they found Hardick unconscious at the surface after a dive to 37 meters (120 feet). Attempts to revive the victim failed. The accident is under investigation by the Marine Safety Office in Providence, R.I., a branch of the Coast Guard. | | Stephen Hardick died filming the wreck of the German U-853 submarine. Hardick was in the Navy in the 1960s and was later employed as a safety supervisor at the New Jersey Water Authority. He was captain of the Garden State Underwater Rescue Unit and taught CIA and FBI agents search and recovery diving at the U.S. Naval base in Key West, Florida. © CDNN - CYBER DIVER NEWS NETWORK |
