4 Divers Lost In Red Sea! Pls Help!

Russian divers · 17th January 2007, 09:58

HELP!!!!

On the 6th of January, 2007 near the reef Elfinstone (25 km to north-east from the seaside resort Marsa Alam) 3 divers disappeared without a trace. Their names are: Elena Sundukova, Dmitry Kapitonov and Mikhael van Assendelft. Relatives of the missing divers fixed a reward for discovering these peoples or their bodies at the rate of $10000.

Frank Bottner mobile 0049 172-2975172
J.P. van de Brundt mobile +1 9542329494
Egor Tasa mobile +7-916-645-1434

http://www.webdive.ru/help.php

The reason we're appealing to you is that all divers (3 above named + an Egyptian guide) were already on the sea surface - 3km from Marsa Alam. The 5th diver (a Russian man) managed to reach the beach and ran to call for help. While rescuers were on the way (I wouldn't like to discuss how long), the divers WERE LOST. We spent 9 days searching everywhere in the Red Sea around Elphinstone reef (approx.200 km around the reef), but we didn't find a single trace of our friends and relatives.

One of the variants is that maybe, they were brought by sea to Saudi or Sudanese coasts.
PLEASE, TELL THIS TO EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN DIVING IN SAUDI AND HELP US FIND OUR FRIENDS AND BRING THEM BACK HOME ALIVE!

Russian divers · 17th January 2007, 10:00

Please help us to find witnesses! This is the case of emergency.
There was a dive-accident on January 6th, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. in Red Sea at reef Elfinstone (25 km to north-east from the seaside resort Marsa Alam). Four divers still have not been found.
We know there was a boat or yacht near Elfinstone at that time, presumably with divers onboard. Those guys may help us to get urgent information on that accident.
Please contact us if you know them or something about that yacht.

Emails: help@webdive.ru
Blogs: http://leenq.livejournal.com , http://elhard.livejournal.com (blogs are in russian, but you may post comments in english that is perfectly ok!)
ICQ UIN: 481633 (Alexei AKA leenq)

Mdemon · 17th January 2007, 10:05

Best of luck. I hope they are found soon.

sven · 17th January 2007, 12:47

I took the liberty to move the thread to this forum & make it sticky. That way it appears on the Rebreather World home page.

I hope your friends will be found. Good luck!

Gobfish1 · 17th January 2007, 17:55

Good luck ,

Happy to hear one diver made it home
But two days to get sea /and air rescuers going is not a big help

Russian divers · 20th January 2007, 13:56

This is the translation of the accident description by a diver who reached the coast to call for help. It was written by himself (the Russian original is in his LJ blog - the reference is mentioned there as well)...

Help! 4 divers disappeared without a trace! Red sea. Egypt. 06.01.07

Maybe, this story could help somehow to those made a dive there that day or some days laterm to recall anything...

17th January 2007, 09:58	#1 (permalink)
Russian divers New Member Current Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4	4 Divers Lost In Red Sea! Pls Help! HELP!!!! On the 6th of January, 2007 near the reef Elfinstone (25 km to north-east from the seaside resort Marsa Alam) 3 divers disappeared without a trace. Their names are: Elena Sundukova, Dmitry Kapitonov and Mikhael van Assendelft. Relatives of the missing divers fixed a reward for discovering these peoples or their bodies at the rate of $10000. Frank Bottner mobile 0049 172-2975172 J.P. van de Brundt mobile +1 9542329494 Egor Tasa mobile +7-916-645-1434 http://www.webdive.ru/help.php The reason we're appealing to you is that all divers (3 above named + an Egyptian guide) were already on the sea surface - 3km from Marsa Alam. The 5th diver (a Russian man) managed to reach the beach and ran to call for help. While rescuers were on the way (I wouldn't like to discuss how long), the divers WERE LOST. We spent 9 days searching everywhere in the Red Sea around Elphinstone reef (approx.200 km around the reef), but we didn't find a single trace of our friends and relatives. One of the variants is that maybe, they were brought by sea to Saudi or Sudanese coasts. PLEASE, TELL THIS TO EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN DIVING IN SAUDI AND HELP US FIND OUR FRIENDS AND BRING THEM BACK HOME ALIVE!
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17th January 2007, 10:00	#2 (permalink)
Russian divers New Member Current Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4	Please help us to find witnesses! This is the case of emergency. Please help us to find witnesses! This is the case of emergency. There was a dive-accident on January 6th, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. in Red Sea at reef Elfinstone (25 km to north-east from the seaside resort Marsa Alam). Four divers still have not been found. We know there was a boat or yacht near Elfinstone at that time, presumably with divers onboard. Those guys may help us to get urgent information on that accident. Please contact us if you know them or something about that yacht. Emails: help@webdive.ru Blogs: http://leenq.livejournal.com , http://elhard.livejournal.com (blogs are in russian, but you may post comments in english that is perfectly ok!) ICQ UIN: 481633 (Alexei AKA leenq)
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17th January 2007, 10:05	#3 (permalink)
Mdemon SiegeEngine II Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Home Build Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SWUK Posts: 1,890	Re: 4 Divers Lost In Red Sea! Pls Help! Best of luck. I hope they are found soon. __________________ www.southwestmafia.com It's as easy as abc; a) "Carry adequate bailout" b) "If in doubt, bail out" c) "Always know your PO2" If you find that hard, stick to crochet. "Once the agenda-monkeys and perfect-worlders have moved on, perhaps we can do some diving?"
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17th January 2007, 12:47	#4 (permalink)
sven Blogs Admin / Forum Mod Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Evolution Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 574	Re: 4 Divers Lost In Red Sea! Pls Help! I took the liberty to move the thread to this forum & make it sticky. That way it appears on the Rebreather World home page. I hope your friends will be found. Good luck! __________________ Regards, Sven [SIZE=1]The Sydney Project website: [URL]http://www.sydneyproject.com[/URL] My Blog: [URL]http://sven.rebreatherworld.com[/URL] "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain[/SIZE]
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17th January 2007, 17:55	#5 (permalink)
Gobfish1 Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Inspiration Vision Evolution Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 352	Re: 4 Divers Lost In Red Sea! Pls Help! Good luck , Happy to hear one diver made it home But two days to get sea /and air rescuers going is not a big help __________________ Steve G Apparently not the only gay diver in the village http://drinkingliberally.org/blogs/o...nzee-glock.gif http://www.scubatunes.com/audio/vol01/mp3/HiTech.mp3
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20th January 2007, 13:56	#6 (permalink)
Russian divers New Member Current Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4	Re: 4 Divers Lost In Red Sea! Pls Help! This is the translation of the accident description by a diver who reached the coast to call for help. It was written by himself (the Russian original is in his LJ blog - the reference is mentioned there as well)... Help! 4 divers disappeared without a trace! Red sea. Egypt. 06.01.07 Maybe, this story could help somehow to those made a dive there that day or some days laterm to recall anything...
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