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Iht. en artikel på RBW
(http://www.rebreatherworld.com/rebreather-accidents-incidents/19578-not-a-ccr-accident-but.html#post190214).
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Russian Diver Death Due To "Health And Safety Breakdown": Fellow Diver
By Judith Evans in Malé
May 28, 2008
A diver present at last week's diving accident in the Maldives, which
led to the death of 36-year-old Russian tourist Roman Kudarov and
injured nine others, has said "a complete systemic breakdown in health
and safety procedures" led to the tragedy.
Citing the air poisoning which apparently caused the accident, a lack
of first aid knowledge on the part of boat crew, and an "unusable"
oxygen cylinder, the diver - himself an experienced divemaster - has
called for an overhaul of safety measures in Maldives to ensure
further accidents are prevented.
But spokespeople for police and Touring Maldives, owner of the Baani
Adventurer safari boat from which the accident occurred, said they
could not comment on any such failures until the ongoing investigation
is complete.
Faulty Air Supply
The accident occurred on the morning of May 22 as tourists from the
Baani Adventurer vessel dived on the Raydhigaa Thila reef. Initial
reports from the tourism ministry said 11 were injured, but fellow
divers say the total was ten.
Tourists from Australia, Germany, Denmark, Russia and New Zealand were
affected. One was Kudarov, who died at the scene.
"This could so easily have been a six or seven death incident," says
the diver, who performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on
Kudarov.
He believes the accident was caused by a long-term air supply problem,
possibly relating to carbon monoxide contamination, which had not been
addressed - constituting "criminal negligence".
Following the accident, which is now under investigation by police, it
became clear none of the boat crew were trained in emergency
procedures, whilst the single bottle of oxygen available on the dive
dhoni was "unusable".
The Accident
Several of the tourists and one dive guide had experienced headaches
in preceding days. The dive guide on May 21 requested a filter change
on the compressors used to fill the air tanks for diving, but it
appears problems then worsened.

After the diver's companion felt ill during the May 22 dive, he
surfaced to find most of the group semi-conscious or unconscious.
The two dive guides were incapacitated, and according to the diver,
"none of the topside crew on either boat appeared to have any training
whatsoever in the provision of oxygen or emergency first aid".
A spokesman for Touring Maldives said the crew were trained, but
"panicked" and did not carry out correct procedures. In the event, the
four unaffected tourists were left to assist the others and try to
revive Kudarov.

The single bottle of oxygen available on the dive dhoni did not
function, though there was a functioning bottle on the main boat,
according to the diver. And crew initially attempted the 4 to 5 hour
journey to the capital, Malé, before doctors from a local resort were
called.
"At no point was I advised that there was a doctor at Rangali Resort,
and that the resort was quite close by. This factored into my decision
to stop CPR [on Kudarov], as it appeared that the nearest medical aid
was over 2 hours away," says the diver.
Rangali staff arrived about an hour after the accident, and were able
to provide medical help and transport. But by this time, Roman Kudarov
had died.
Contamination

It appears the accident was due to contaminated air from one of the
boat's two compressors, though the exact cause has not yet been
confirmed.
But a traveller who toured on sister boat the Baani Explorer in
January and February wrote on dive forum ScubaBoard, "We had
maintenance problems with the compressor on the dhoni that
necessitated trips...to Malé to secure repairs."
The traveller added: "Of sixteen people, outside of the crew, on
board. nine [suffered] symptoms [such as] nausea, diarrhoea, headache
and upset stomach...The [dive] dhoni tied up to the side of the Baani
that exhausted the fumes from the generator.an extremely dangerous
configuration for carbon monoxide gases...you could see and smell the
exhaust rising from the back of the boat. A recommended CO2 detector
is missing from the Baani."
Meanwhile a Maldivian dive instructor of over ten years' experience
confirms "no one" uses the recommended carbon monoxide filters,
instead opting for a cheaper model which does not filter engine gases.