Divers drowned off Cork coast after spending too long exploring World War II U-boat

The Type VIIC sub wreck is located 5km off the west Cork coast but, because of the nature of the seabed where it rests, can only be dived in a slack tide

Ralph Riegel

Two veteran divers drowned after getting into difficulty when they spent two minutes longer than planned exploring a World War II German U-boat on the seabed off the Irish coast.

Steven Clarke (65) and Jonathan 'John' Scott (61) ascended from a depth of 40m at twice the recommended rate and missed their final three decompression safety stops.