Coast Guard Not Identifying Diver Who Died
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 …
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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 ›