Condolences go out to the family of this man:
A Korean military diver died Tuesday after falling unconscious while searching for sailors, who went missing after a Navy ship sank in the western waters Friday night.
Han Joon-ho, 53, a warrant officer, passed out around 3:20 p.m. due to the strong underwater pressure and currents when he was trying to enter the bow of the frigate Cheonan, according to the Ministry of National Defense.
Han from the Navy’s Ship Salvage Unit (SSU) was immediately moved to a nearby U.S. rescue ship but pronounced dead, a ministry spokesman said.
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Poor bastard. Mr. Ramstad at the WSJ says this: “He died in a decompression chamber on a U.S. ship that was assisting in the search effort.” Thus, it looks like he stayed down too long and got the bends.
Here’s the WSJ piece (may require subscription):
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304739104575153313200512760.html?mod=WSJASIA_hps_SecondMIDDLETopStoriesWhatsNews
This is very sad, considering that his original search for missing sailors was symbolic and otherwise completely hopeless from the beginning.
God Bless Him. He pushed himself beyond the limit in an attempt to save his fellow service members. The loss is tragic but I cannot fault WO Han. Korea has lost another good man.
I feel for his family, at least they have some closure knowing he died trying to do something noble. This is in no way a substitute for losing a father and husband but I think it will help.
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