A 30-year-old man from Fgura is in hospital suffering from grievous injuries after he encountered problems while on a diving job earlier today. He is not in a critical condition.
The police said in a statement they were informed at around 4.30 p.m. that the man, who had been diving in the Marsaxlokk area, needed assistance at around 11.30 a.m.
An inquiry is being held.
A recent court case, related to the accident resulting in the paralysis of a local diver working in the Fish Farming Industry seems to be the trigger of an opinion piece on the Times Of Malta today by Mr Daniel Xerri. The full opinion piece is reproduced below, with permission of the author. A set Read More
A fish farm diver who was left paralysed from the waist down following a deep-sea work dive back in April 2012 has been awarded over €500,000 in damages. Timesofmalta.com reports that Frederick Catania suffered from spinal decompression syndrome in April 2012, following a 71-metre dive to work on cages belonging to Ta’ Mattew Fish Farms Read More
Report by the Times of Malta Maltese scuba diving clubs Calypso, ATLAM, Amphibians and SWDC joined forces with Caritas to organise a fundraising activity for the family of a former full-time diver who found himself paralysed from his waist down due to a bend. During the activity, attended by well over 160 members from all Read More