Monday, May 7, 2012
Man was on Sea Lion based in Brielle
The Coast Guard is not releasing the name, age, hometown or any other information about a middle-aged man who died when he was out scuba diving on Sunday morning. All information is being withheld at least until the conclusion of an ongoing investigation and it is not yet known how long that investigation will take, said Coast Guard Petty Officer Cynthia Oldham of Coast Guard Public Affairs. The man had been diving from The Sea Lion, a commercial diving vessel based at Union Landing Marina, Union Lane, Brielle, and was about three mlles offshore when he was reported in distress, according to the Coast Guard. Owners of the Sea Lion could not immediately be reached for comment. Coast Guard watchstanders at Station Manasquan Inlet received a …
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Gypsy Blood, out of Brielle, also involved in two other incidents
The Coast Guard is still not releasing the name of a 63-year-old Pennsylvania man who died in a diving accident on Sunday afternoon about 17 miles off the coast of Manasquan. The Coast Guard is investigating the incident, with the back drop of two prior incidents involving the same dive boat, the Gypsy Blood, out of Brielle. "The Coast Guard is actively investigating the incident and will evaluate all information gathered (including from the older cases) to best determine the cause of the incident," said Petty Officer Cindy Oldham of Coast Guard Public Affairs on Tuesday. "Any information would be only speculation until the investigation is complete," Oldham said. "The time required to complete the investigation depends on the complexity …
Monday, March 19, 2012
Man dies after diving off "Gypsy Blood"
A 63-year-old Pennsylvania man died Sunday after diving off the "Gypsy Blood" about 20 miles off Manasquan's coast, according to the Coast Guard and Point Beach police. The man, whose identity was not immediately available, was "unresponsive after a dive and was in need of medical assistance," according to an emergency call a Gypsy Blood crew member made to the Coast Guard. "Coast Guard watchstanders at Station Manasquan Inlet received a radio hail via VHF-FM channel 16 at 10 a.m. from a crew member aboard the commercial dive vessel Gypsy Blood reporting a dive accident," says a prepared statement from the Coast Guard. "A 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew, including two emergency medical technicians, from Station Manasquan Inlet arrived on …
Denise Di Stephan
8:14 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012
This is the Coast Guard's standing policy they always use with the media, as they have told us a number of other times with past incidents. Oldham said that at some point, when the investigation is concluded, they may (not guaranteed) release the name if we file a FOIA request (a written request for information), so we'll stay on it as best we can. Meanwhile, if anyone has any information on the … more ›