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Injured scuba diver hospitalized

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by LUTHER MONROE - CDNN Safety News Editor

PLYMOUTH, UK (31 May 2008) — A man who was injured while scuba diving at the site of the HMS Scylla is in hospital.

Authorities have not yet identified the injured diver who was taken to the Diving Diseases Research Centre (DDRC) in Plymouth where he is receiving medical treatment in a hyperbaric chamber.

Authorities said the man had signs of decompression sickness, which can kill or permanently cripple scuba divers.

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A coastguard lifeboat took the injured diver to shore.

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