Mark Ellyatt
{{short description| British technical diver and previous depth record holder }}
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Mark Ellyatt is a British technical diver and instructor. He teaches technical diving all over the world, including the UK, Egypt, Lebanon and Greece.
World records
Mark Ellyatt held the record for the world's deepest dive reaching {{convert|313|m|ft|abbr=on}} in 2003 35 miles off the coast of Phuket, Thailand with a dive lasting seven hours, beating John Bennett's previous {{convert|308|m|ft|abbr=on}} record.{{cite web |url=http://www.inspired-training.com/depth_record.htm |author=Ellyatt, M |title=Solo 313m Depth Record |access-date=2008-07-23 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.tech-dive-academy.com/journey.html |title=A journey to 308 Meters |access-date=2008-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720023247/http://www.tech-dive-academy.com/journey.html |archive-date=2008-07-20 |url-status=dead }} Ellyatt's dive computer reading from the dive was made available.{{cite web |url=http://www.scubarecords.com/DeepRecords.htm |title=Scuba Records - deep records |access-date=2010-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312100209/http://www.scubarecords.com/DeepRecords.htm |archive-date=2009-03-12 |url-status=dead }}
In 2003, during a previous extreme deep diving attempt Ellyatt suffered extreme isobaric counterdiffusion (ICD) during decompression, and only survived the dive by virtue of being helped by his support divers.{{cite web |url=http://www.benthic.ca/report.cfm?report=37 |title=Mark Ellyatt's Ocean Gladiator |first=Alithea |last=Smith |date=8 August 2006 |access-date=20 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724091505/http://www.benthic.ca/report.cfm?report=37 |archive-date=24 July 2011}} ICD is a common malady in extreme deep diving, and nearly claimed the life of John Bennett in his world record setting deep dive. Don Shirley also suffered extremely serious ICD during the dive which killed Dave Shaw.
HMS ''Victoria''
Ellyatt assisted the local diver Christian Francis in discovering the wreck of the battleship HMS Victoria in 2004, 150m underwater off Tripoli, Lebanon. The wreck sits vertically on its bow, partly buried in the seabed - described as being its 'own underwater tombstone'.{{cite web |url=http://www.diving-industry.com/news/2006/03/31/hms-victorias-secret-lebanon/ |author=Diving-News.com |title=HMS Victoria’s Secret - Lebanon |access-date=2008-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006072628/http://diving-industry.com/news/2006/03/31/hms-victorias-secret-lebanon/ |archive-date=6 October 2008}}{{cite web |url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2004/Sep-04/1880-divers-discover-british-ship-wreck-after-111-years.ashx |title=Divers discover British ship wreck after 111 years |author=Nicholas Blanford |work=The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon}}
Ocean Gladiator
Mark Ellyat has written about his early diving experiences and later record attempts in his book Ocean Gladiator, published in 2005.{{cite web |url=http://www.inspired-training.com/ocean%20gladiator_read_online.htm |author=Ellyatt, M |title=OCEAN GLADIATOR: Battles beneath the ocean |access-date=2008-07-23 }}
References
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