Diver Concerns

Decompression
Bends
Water pressure
Nitrogen narcosis

Sharks
Biting Fish
Dangers from wreckage
Other trash and debris
Water Visibility
Storms

The Rouses- Father And Son Team (died at sea)

Chris Rouse-Father

Chrissy Rouse-Son

-Mediterranean looks- looked like twins.
-Loved to laugh and argue.
-Known as the Bickers.
-Excellent divers- dove as a team.
-Known as cave divers who are known for in depth safety training.

Diver that Lost His Life

Steve Feldman, 44 from Manhattan, New York.

-A top prop man at CBS's TV studio.
-Diving for 10 years; became a dive instructor.
-Didn't own a car so had to use taxis to haul his scuba gear (200 Ibs).
-Wore a uniform of baseball cap, jeans & t-shirt.
-Favorite Quick Food- Cantonese Noodles with Peanut Sauce.
-Died while diving the U-Boat September 21, 1991.

Diver's Equipment & Tools

strobe light, headlight, flashlight, up lines hammer, crowbar, sledgehammer, knives, mask, fins, fin keepers, buoyancy wings, regulators, manifold, compass, mesh good bag, lift bags, marker buoy, clips, gauges, dials tools, writing slate, waterproof marker, laminated decompression tables, neoprene gloves, hood, stopwatch, weight belt, ankle weight, Jon lines and back ups

Dry suit- 2 pairs of polypropylene underwear
2 air tanks

Bio of Richie Kohler

Born 1962
Favorite Past Time: Reading, (National Geography), (Popular Mechanics), war histories and books about outer space
-Father took him diving when he was 11 and he was immediately interested.

• Went to work for his father after high school in a glass factory.
• Eventually founded a diving group and rallied behind it.
• He became an Atlantic Wreck Diver.
• Fall of 1991, he heard about the U-Boat discovery.
• He worked to become part of the u-boat explorer team.
• He spent many hours pouring over books to learn more to help the team.

Other Divers on the first Dive

As stated in the book Shadow Divers, by Robert Kurson:

-Dick Shoe, 49, Palmyra, New Jersey; administrator, Princeton University plasma physics lab

-Kip Cochran, 41, Trenton, New Jersey: policeman

-Steve Feldman, 44, Manhattan; stagehand, CBS

-Paul Skibinski, 37, Piscataway, New Jersey; excavating contractor

-Ron Ostrowski, age unknown, background unknown

-Doug Roberts, 29, Monmouth Beach, New Jersey; owner, cosmetic business

-Lloyd Garrick, 35, Yardley, Pennsylvania; research chemist

-Kevin Brennan, 30, Bradly Beach, New Jersey: commercial diver

-John Hildemann,27, Garfield, New Jersey; dive-shop manager

-Mark McMahon, 35, Florham Park, New Jersey,: commercial diver

-Steve Lombardo, 41, Staten Island, New York; physician

Bio of John Chatterton

Born:   September 1951

Parents:   Jake & Patricia Chatterton

Favorite Family Past Time:   Enjoying the Beach- Gilgo Beach of S. Shore of Long Island

Time line of Chatterton:

1969: Joined the Army & worked in neurosurgical ward in Hospital in Alaska, and Japan

1970: Transferred to Chu Lai in S. Vietnam as a Medic

1973: Left the Army went to Florida

1978: Moved back to New England and became a fisherman

1981: Fishing had a bad year

1981: Decided to become a commercial diver

1985: Started diving on ship wrecks

1986: Joined Nagle on the Seeker for weekend dives

1991: Discovered the U-Boat