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Richard William Stanton, MBE, GM (born 1961) [1] is a British civilian cave diver who specialises in rescues through the Cave Rescue Organisation and the British Cave Rescue Council. He has been called "one of the world's most accomplished cave-divers", "the face of British cave diving," and "the best cave diver in Europe".
Also: spring or resurgence. Cave where water flows out of the entrance used for diving. The flow will generally help divers on the way out. sink See: sink A cave where water flows into the entrance used for diving, which can hinder divers from getting out. sump See: sump A locally low-lying water filled passage of a cave. A cave may have several sumps separated by unflooded or partially ...
Jill Yager is an American zoologist and cave diver. Yager's research is centered on the conservation of inland caves. She discovered a venomous crustacean species, and she also named its class. Yager was named Cave Scientist of the Year in 2000 and was inducted into the Women Divers Hall of Fame in 2000.
Jill Heinerth (born 1965) is a Canadian cave diver, underwater explorer, writer, photographer and film-maker. [3] She has made TV series for PBS, National Geographic Channel and the BBC, consulted on movies for directors including James Cameron, and written several books and produced documentaries, including We Are Water [4] and Ben's Vortex, about the disappearance of Ben McDaniel.
In 2004, Volanthen and Stanton set a record for the greatest depth achieved in a British cave, diving 76 m (249 ft) at Wookey Hole in Somerset. [15] In 2010, Volanthen, Stanton, Jason Mallinson, and René Houben set a world record for the longest cave penetration dive, reaching 8,800 m (28,900 ft) in the Pozo Azul cave system in the Rudrón Valley in Spain.
A cave diver known for his record-breaking dives and contributions to scientific research has died during an underwater expedition.. Divers recovered the body of Brett Hemphill, the 56-year-old ...
The 300 bar pressures are common in European diving and in US cave diving. [22] DIN plug Screw in plug to seal the outlet of a DIN valve. [23] DIN plug adaptor. See: Diving cylinder#Connection to the regulator. Screw in adapter which can be used with many recent 200/240 bar DIN cylinder valves to allow connection of Yoke regulators or filling ...
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