Steve Slater died while exploring the wreck of the "Andrea Doria"

The diver who died last Monday, 24 July, while diving on the famous wreck of the “Andrea Doria” was 46-year-old Steve Slater. A well-known British technical diver who was part of the now legendary Darkstar Team.

US media reports that after an unconscious diver was pulled aboard the Ol’ Salty II vessel, the crew performed resuscitation efforts for nearly two hours. Unfortunately, without success. There were 15 people on board at the time of the incident, including other divers. No one else was hurt. Police are working to determine the failure of the diving equipment and are awaiting autopsy results.

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The wreck, located off the coast of the USA near Nantucket Island, is a particularly difficult one and is notorious for the number of accidents that occur there. This is the 8th fatal diving accident on the wreck of a luxury Italian liner that sank near Nantucket Island in 1956.

Polish divers had the opportunity to meet Steve in early 2017 in Warsaw, during the 7th edition of the Wreck Festival.

Steve Slater has been diving for 30 years, with the last 17 years dedicated to technical diving. He also had a 2-year stint as a professional diver. His greatest passion was the discovery and exploration of unknown wrecks in the North Sea. He took part in many projects, during which he managed to identify around 30 wrecks, including the RMS “Arabic”, SS “Hirano Maru”, SS “Runo”, HMS “Cupar” and HMS “J 6”. He was the first to explore Ireland’s deepest wreck, the RMS “Empress of Britain”, lying at a depth of 163 metres, without the protection of support divers.

Source: capecodtimes.com