A 61-year-old British diver has died after being found unconscious near the wreck of Zenobia off Larnaca, Cyprus, on Tuesday, 10 November.
The man, who has not been publicly named, was diving with a group when the instructor leading the dive found him unconscious at a depth of approximately 30m, according to a local police report.
Larnaca’s Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) received an alert at 10.10 am local time, prompting the activation of the Cypriot national search-and-rescue emergency plan, ‘NEARCHOS’.
A Port and Marine Police speedboat was sent to recover the diver, with an ambulance from the State Health Services Organisation dispatched to Larnaca Marina to receive him.
He sadly did not regain consciousness and was subsequently taken to Larnaca General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
No information has been given as to what might have caused him to lose consciousness, but police are investigating the circumstances of his death, and a post-mortem examination has been ordered.
Zenobia was a 172m-long Swedish roll-on/roll-off ferry that sank during its maiden voyage in June 1980.
It now lies on its port side at depths of approximately 16m to 42m and is popular with both recreational and technical divers.
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