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John Bennett (March 7, 1959–2004) was a British scuba diver who set a world record by becoming the first person to deep dive below a depth of 300 m (1,000 ft) on self-contained breathing apparatus on 6 November 2001. [1] [2] [3] Bennett first broke the record in 1999 when he reached 200 m (660 ft) accompanied by Chuck Driver.
We have received further information on John’s last dive from a source close to him. I’m sorry to say, that as of 12.45 Monday the 15th, while doing a salvage dive, John Bennett went missing. His buddy on the dive said they were both at 45m on top of the ship, water temp 7c visibility one to two meters no current.
Jun 23, 2014 · On March 15th, 2004, John Bennett – an inspirational figure who was, in his own words, “prepared to gaze into the darkness and want to know and discover what’s hidden there.” – was reported missing presumed dead, while performing a salvage dive in Korea.
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Mar 17, 2004 · at 3:12 pm. Follow Divernet on Google News. John Bennett. Reports from Korea indicate that John Bennett was lost, and is presumed dead, after a 45m trimix salvage dive on a wreck on Monday 15 March. The following report was received from Joe Keiser, Regional Director SDI/TDI Pacific Rim.
Nov 4, 2003 · By DiveNewsWire. November 4, 2003. Scuba Diving International and Technical Diving International is proud to announce the appointment of John Bennett as a member of the SDI/TDI/ERDI Training Board. Having worked in the dive Industry for 14 years and with over 6500 logged dives, his vast experience is an outstanding addition to the board.
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A JOURNEY TO 308 METRES A WORLD RECORDING BREAKING DIVE THE DEEPEST OPEN CIRCUIT SCUBA DIVE EVER* * The current verified record is 332.35m (2014) by Ahmed Gabr. Follow the fascinating story of John Bennett’s dive to 308m/1000ft in 2001 – John co-founded Tech Dive Academy.
John Bennett (March 7, 1959–2004) was a British scuba diver who set a world record by becoming the first person to deep dive below a depth of 300m (1,000feet) on self-contained breathing apparatus on 6 November 2001. [1] [2] [3] Bennett first broke the record in 1999 when he reached 200m (700feet) accompanied by Chuck Driver.
