Calshot Divers

Congratulations to John Greenwood (Calshot Divers) and Simon Vickers (Eastleigh Sub Aqua Club - BSAC Branch 0476) on receiving BSAC - British Sub-Aqua Club's "Alan Broadhurst Award" at the - well deserved recognition for an extraordinary act of courage and skill.

John and Simon recovered an unconscious rebreather diver who had been non-breathing for over ten minutes. They immediately began resuscitation on the casualty with no pulse, sustaining lifesaving efforts until an AED and additional support arrived. Over the next hour, around 20 people became involved in the response, including an A&E doctor, two response vehicles, two ambulances, and a helicopter.

The diver was placed in an induced coma at the scene, and transferred to Southampton General Hospital. After three days they regained consciousness and went on to make a full recovery - with no memory of the incident, aside from a ruined dive suit and a few broken ribs.

A remarkable outcome, and a testament to the training and swift, decisive actions of everyone involved - well done all.

Welcome to 2026 (y) We hope you've had a good year so far... we started by providing "protection services" (well, we were mainly there to chase other boats away) for RNLI Calshot Lifeboat and their new annual "News Years Day Dip" (Y)

Well done to the numerous services who assisted in making this a successful and safe event (y) We understand around 50 people got into the sea - without Dry Suits :-o - and they all got out (some much quicker than others).

Happy New Year!

Calshot Divers, a branch of the BSAC - British Sub-Aqua Club