John Bennett (diver), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Bennett (diver)

British SCUBA diver

Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1959

Place of Birth: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 15-Mar-2004

Profession: diver

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About John Bennett (diver)

  • John Bennett (1959–2004) was a British scuba diver who is best known for setting a world record by becoming the first person to deep dive below a depth of 300 m (1,000 ft) on self-contained breathing apparatus on 6 November 2001.Bennett founded Atlantis Tech at the Atlantis dive resort in the Philippines.In the early 2000s, Bennett and Ron Loos made the first dives to the MV Princess of the Orient wreck site in Manila Bay.In 2001, he located the wreck of the Imperial Japanese Navy dreadnought Yamashiro through sound scans, but could not confirm it before his death.
  • Confirmation was not made until 2017.

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