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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Create a Rescue Organisation decdicated to the search and recovery of divers lost in the seas around the British Isles. More details
Submitted by Antony Slegg of N/A – Deadline to sign up by: 14 July 2008 – Signatures: 47
More details from petition creator
In October 2007 whilst diving the wreck of SMS Konig in Scapa Flow a good friend & fellow diver Martin Voordouw of the Netherlands was lost inside the wreck. Despite the immediate efforts of other divers & of the RNLI & RAF who carried out an extensive surface search he was not recovered.
The police called in a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to examine the outside of the wreck & later used a smaller ROV which had limited success in examining the inside. As I understand the situation no police divers examined the wreck. At first it was thought that Royal Navy divers would be called in but I now understand that they are no longer involved in civilian search & recovery. The police divers are highly trained & very experienced but they do not, in general, get involved in search or recovery in the sea.
Can we please ask HMG to either create a professional organisation dedicated to the task of recovering divers lost underwater at sea OR, if it is felt that the numbers of incidents around the British Isles does not warrant such an organisation, to get the European Union to create such an organisation. In doing so HMG should consult with the BS-AC, PADI, SS-AC & other sports diving groups.
Current signatories
Antony Slegg, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- Matt
- Philip Siswick
- Mayte Siswick
- Ben Field
- Dale Turland-Ord
- P Slegg
- Sally Cornford
- Philip Sparrow
- Luke Chambers
- Paula Hemsley
- Dennis Hunter
- jackie powton
- Davey Jones
- Patrick Ruberg
- Arthur Jerrett
- Derek Green
- Lesley Hunter-Powton
- Anthony Gower-Jones
- simon upton
- Dale Spree
- Ingrid Thomas
- Kevin Heath
- Dick King
- S King
- James
- Simon Wilson
- Robin Raafat
- David Allin
- Mark Johnson
- Dan Griffiths
- Lawrence Loy
- steven sheward
- Tony Poulton
- r dawson
- Amy McCubbin
- Steve Layton
- Abdullah Rhodes-Taylor
- david hemsley
- rosief faulkner
- Sports divers are NOT qualified for this
- Maria Achton Nielsen
- Chris Tarpy
- Jonathan Locker
- Andrew Beadsmoore
- Jonathan Hepworth
- Gary Beecheno
