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- Bret Gilliam (1951-2023) was one of the true pioneers of scuba diving. He worked for the U.S. Navy before moving to St. Croix and becoming a dive shop owner. In the Caribbean, he later ran liveaboard dive boats, including the 550-foot Ocean Quest, the largest such vessel ever dedicated to diving.
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Oct 11, 2023 · 11 October 2023. 2 minutes. Technical diving pioneer Bret Gilliam, the co-founder of Technical Diving International (TDI), has passed away at his home in Maine, after struggling with illness following a stroke earlier this year. Born on 3 February 1951, at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, Gilliam began diving when he was ...
Oct 9, 2023 · Image via Facebook. Bret Clifton Gilliam, a pioneering figure in the world of technical diving and a prolific writer, has passed away. He was born on February 3, 1951, and his remarkable life was filled with groundbreaking achievements and contributions to the diving community.
Oct 9, 2023 · Steve Weinman. on October 9, 2023. at 1:45 pm. Follow Divernet on Google News. Bret Gilliam. US diver Bret Gilliam, one of the most influential scuba-diving pioneers and also one of the industry’s most successful entrepreneurs, has died in Maine following a series of illnesses at the age of 72.
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If you love scuba diving, deep dark waters, decompression procedures and mixed gas theory, you must have heard the name many times: Bret Gilliam, a revolutionary trailblazer in the dive world. Over the past few decades, he has changed the way scuba diving is practiced.
Nov 1, 2023 · Bret Gilliam (1951-2023) was one of the true pioneers of scuba diving. He worked for the U.S. Navy before moving to St. Croix and becoming a dive shop owner. In the Caribbean, he later ran liveaboard dive boats, including the 550-foot Ocean Quest, the largest such vessel ever dedicated to diving.
Oct 9, 2023 · Bret Gilliam was born in February 1951 at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and had two siblings (tragically, his younger brother Chris was murdered aged 16 at a concert in Puerto Rico in 1972). He started dive training in 1959 with the YMCA, while his family were stationed at Naval Air Station Key West.
Oct 9, 2023 · By Ian Bongso-Seldrup, October 9, 2023 @ 07:00 AM (EST) Trailblazing technical diver, deep diving record holder and prolific author Bret Gilliam has died, aged 72. In a professional career spanning more than five decades, Gilliam co-founded dive training agencies Technical Diving International (TDI), Scuba Diving International (SDI), and ...
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