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==World records== |
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Mark Ellyatt held the record for the world's deepest dive reaching 313m in 2003 35 miles off the coast of Phuket, [[Thailand]] after a dive lasting 7 hours, beating [[John Bennett (diver)|John Bennett's]] previous 308m record.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.inspired-training.com/depth_record.htm |author=Ellyatt, M |title=Solo 313m Depth Record |accessdate=2008-07-23 |
Mark Ellyatt held the record for the world's deepest dive reaching 313m in 2003 35 miles off the coast of Phuket, [[Thailand]] after a dive lasting 7 hours, beating [[John Bennett (diver)|John Bennett's]] previous 308m record.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.inspired-training.com/depth_record.htm |author=Ellyatt, M |title=Solo 313m Depth Record |accessdate=2008-07-23 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tech-dive-academy.com/journey.html |title=A journey to 308 Meters |author= |accessdate=2008-07-23 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080720023247/http://www.tech-dive-academy.com/journey.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-07-20}}</ref> Ellyatt's dive was not without controversy; it has been suggested that the 313m was only achieved by including 'rope stretch', and that the actual depth was shallower - Ellyatt's dive computer reading from the dive was not made available.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scubarecords.com/DeepRecords.htm |title=Scuba Records - deep records |author= |accessdate=2010-04-29}}</ref> Critics also note that Ellyatt only survived the dive by virtue of being rescued by his support divers after suffering [[isobaric counterdiffusion]] during decompression (although Ellyatt was not alone in this regard - a similar fate occurred to [[John Bennett (diver)|John Bennett]] on his record setting dive).<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.learn-in-asia.com/scuba_diving_breathing_gas_selection.htm|title=The Pain Principle:Elements of Extreme Dive Planning |first=Steve |last=Burton |accessdate=2010-05-22}}</ref> |
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==HMS Victoria== |
==HMS Victoria== |
Revision as of 23:11, 6 January 2011
Mark Ellyatt | |
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Occupation | technical diver & Instructor |
Website | http://www.inspired-training.com |
Mark Ellyatt is a British technical diver and instructor. He teaches technical diving all over the world, including Egypt, Lebanon and Greece.
World records
Mark Ellyatt held the record for the world's deepest dive reaching 313m in 2003 35 miles off the coast of Phuket, Thailand after a dive lasting 7 hours, beating John Bennett's previous 308m record.[1][2] Ellyatt's dive was not without controversy; it has been suggested that the 313m was only achieved by including 'rope stretch', and that the actual depth was shallower - Ellyatt's dive computer reading from the dive was not made available.[3] Critics also note that Ellyatt only survived the dive by virtue of being rescued by his support divers after suffering isobaric counterdiffusion during decompression (although Ellyatt was not alone in this regard - a similar fate occurred to John Bennett on his record setting dive).[4]
HMS Victoria
He also discovered the wreck of the battleship HMS Victoria in Lebanon in 2004, sitting in 150m off of Tripoli. The wreck sits on its end, rising up from the seabed - described as being its 'own underwater tombstone'.[5]
Ocean Gladiator
Mark Ellyat has written about his early diving experiences and later record attempts in his book Ocean Gladiator, published in 2005.[6]
References
- ^ Ellyatt, M. "Solo 313m Depth Record". Retrieved 2008-07-23.
- ^ "A journey to 308 Meters". Archived from the original on 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
- ^ "Scuba Records - deep records". Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ^ Burton, Steve. "The Pain Principle:Elements of Extreme Dive Planning". Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ Diving-News.com. "HMS Victoria's Secret - Lebanon". Retrieved 2008-07-23.
- ^ Ellyatt, M. "OCEAN GLADIATOR: Battles beneath the ocean". Retrieved 2008-07-23.