Pascal Bernabé is a French
scuba diver who in 2005 laid claim to the world best for depth on a
deep dive using
self-contained breathing apparatus
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. Bernabé claimed to have reached a maximum depth of using
trimix on 5 June 2005 near
Propriano,
Corsica
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. This was actually deeper than the official deepest scuba dive recognized by
Guinness World Records
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at the time. That mark, set by
Nuno Gomes in Dahab,
Egypt
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, was of sea water. However, Bernabé's claimed deepest dive was not included in the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' due to insufficient evidence of such a dive ever being performed.
On 18 September 2014, Ahmed Gabr descended to in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt, setting a new world record that superseded both Nuno's officially recognized record and Pascal's claimed record. Ahmed's record was verified by Guinness World Records.
See also
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World's deepest SCUBA dives
References
Sources
Pascal Bernabé official site (French)
1964 births
Living people
French underwater divers
Place of birth missing (living people)
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