August 25 2008 HawaiiArchaeologists have located British whaler sunk by bad weather in 1837 off Kure Atoll Artefacts from the remains of a wreck believed to be of the British whaling vessel Gledstanes lost for 171 years have been found off Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The artefacts include four large anchors, cannons and cannonballs. The Gledstanes is the fourth whaling vessel found in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, evidence of the area's significance as a 19th-century whaling area.  The divers who found the shipwreck were taking part in the 2008 Maritime Heritage Expedition, sponsored by NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries.  Full story...

August 10 2008 UK Bogus bends nets Divers £250,000  A pair of divers swindled £250,000 (US$500,000) from the National Health Service for treating bogus cases of the bends.  David Welsh, 49, and diving instructor Michael Brass, 43, are facing prison sentences after being found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the NHS and perverting the course of justice. Welsh ran the Fort Bovisand diving centre, which had its own recompression chamber.  They paid strangers they met in pubs up to £200 to pose as divers who needed recompression treatment, they only needed only the real names, addresses, dates of birth and national insurance numbers of the supposed victims to work the fraud. Most had never been underwater and some could barely swim.  Welsh billed National Health Trusts from all over the UK £6,500 a time for treating the 37 fake victims.  The fraud was discovered when police investigated two cases of divers from Liverpool who were supposedly treated for the bends at the recompression chamber.    Full story...

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L&W: Leading Compressor Manufacturer

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The German manufacturer L&W (Lenhardt & Wagner Kompressoren) has been expanding and beginning to network into the Asian market, setting up an Asian sales and support office in Singapore.

The Singapore operation will hold stock of units for sale and provide full support and supply of spares. L&W manufactures a wide range of compressors suitable for small dive operations and liveaboards to larger self-contained models that feature built-in diesel generators suitable for remote use. Most models are also available in a “silent” option, which feature a sound insulated housing which reduces the noise level down to 62 dB(A). They also produce a range of Storage systems, filling panels as well as blending panels for nitrox and trimix. Compressors are available up to 6000 litres per minute and up to 420 bar.

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LW 100

This brand new model of L&W compressors Germany is latest state of art technology in High Pressure Breathing Air compressors. The unit comes with a real 100 litres/min free air delivery and is available in 3 versions:single phase, three phase and also Gasoline engine. L&W uses the newest valve technology, steel piston rings and a new construction of the compressor block. With it newly developed cooling system The life time of the breathing air filter is nearly 50% higher than comparable models.

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LW 280 EC

Breathing air and Industrial air applications. Stationary compressor fully equipped and suitable for continuous running applications. For the LW 280 onwards all our compressors are equipped with oil and water separators after each stage for longer a lifetime and lower maintenance costs of the compressor.

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LW 280 ES – 280L/min; Electric; Silent

One of the quietest compressors in its class. It has been specially developed for modern day conditions: a medium capacity compressor, with an insulated housing, which provides excellent noise suppression @ 61dB(A). The control panel provides space for up to 6 filling hoses and an overview of the essential compressor controls.

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LW 570 Diesel, 450 E–450 & 570L/min

For applications where large quantities of air are required without sufficient electrical power supply. The LW 450/570 D has a self contained 12V DC power supply providing electric start, idle and full speed selector, automatic idle and condensation drain when final pressure is reached. The diesel fuel tank provides 2 hours of continuous operation.

 

LW 570 E & ES – 570L/min; Electric or Diesel; Silent option

The 570 series are 4 stage piston compressors for large, professional applications. Able to deliver 570 litres/min and working pressures up to 420 bar if required. The unit has been designed for the arduous demands of large filling stations such as large diving schools or hyperbaric facilities. LW can offer for all compressors the matching NITROX MEMBRANE SYSTEMS up to 40% Nitrox. Nitrox Membrane AANX-500 For more information, please visit L & W at www.lw.com.sg or call: + (65) 6732 1178

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