Below are two lists enumerating North Sea divers who ventured into the North Sea basin depths over the five decades since the initial foray into that geographical area’s commercial offshore oil and gas exploration, which began in the late winter of 1964. I have collectively referred under the generalised term the North Sea the surrounding waters, which include the Celtic Sea, Irish Sea, Norwegian Sea, the English Channel waters, and the Belgian, Danish, German, Irish, Nederlands, United Kingdom and Norwegian sectors.
The lists are not final; they are continuously expanded and improved upon, with more information being gained and verified. I have intentionally avoided references to birth dates and other personal information and avoided details of service records. I have also strived to contact as many of those listed as possible who are still with us. If individuals do not want their names listed, I will immediately remove those names.
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The lists are alphabetised by first name and separated into two sections: Naval/Military educated and Civilian educated.
A legion of naval diving-educated men who became North Sea, air, bounce and saturation divers are listed below. After completing naval/military service, these men gained further surface-supplied diving, standard hard hat, inspection and bell diving education/certification from civilian-operated schools. Many, if not most, of these men, would gain further certifications and became dive supervisors, superintendents, ROV pilots and supervisors, offshore managers, mechanical, electrical, and life support supervisors and technicians, living a nomadic working life between the various diving contractors of the era. The list below is only cursory, leaving out far too many. Sadly, by 2024, many have left us.
Naval/Military Educated
A CBarney Barnes (RN-CD), A D (Stoney) Stone (USMC), Adrian (Brum) Slater (RN-CD), Alan Bartlett (RN-RM-SBS), Alan Beare (XXXX), Alan Reed (RN-CD), Alan (Jock) Stewart (RN-CD11), Alasdair Mciver (RN-RM-SBS), Albert Johnsen (KNM-SHH), Alf Herman Schønhardt (KNM-Frogman), Alfred Boga (KNM-SHH), Alistair Clark (RN-CD), Allan Sealy (RAF-SAR), Ally Allison (RN-CD), Almond Rocky (Amon) Rukavina (R-Selous Scouts/R-SAS), Amit Nestser (IDF-Pathfinder) Paragliding accident Paralytic), Andars Man (SF-KJ), Andy Atkinson (RN-RM), Angus Gunnar Kleppe (KNM-SHH), Anthony (Tony) Dobson (RN-CD) (Died in the North Sea 3 May 1976, Age 30), Anthony (Anton) Miklaszewicz (British ARMY), Anthony (Jacko) Jackson (RN-CD), Anton Smith (KNM-Frogman-SHH), Arild Skisland (KNM-MDK), Arne Friis (KNM-MXX), Arne Mjelde (KNM-Frogman), Arne Richard Jentoft (KNM-Frogman), Arnfinn Hansen (KNM-MDK), Arve Lyssand (KNM-MDK), Arvid Bertelsen (KNM-MJK), Åsbjørn Jørgensen (KNM-Frogmann), Ashley Pearson (R-Selous Scouts/R-SAS), Askil Moe (KNM-MJK),Aksel Luhr (KNM-DFS), Barry (Banjo) West (RN-CD), Barry Crawford (RD-CD), Barry Moore (RN-CD), Bill Crowley (US-NAVY), Billy Joe Churchwell (USMC), Billy Ray Ledford (US-NAVY-NS), Bjørn Aage Lassen (KNM-Frogman – Para), Bjørn Giæver Bergersen (KNM-MJK) (Died in the North Sea 5 Nov 1983, Age 29), Bjørn Gjerde (KNM-DFS?), Bjørn Jarle Larsen (KNM-S/S-MG), Bjørn Nesdal (KNM-SD), Bjørn Ole Lilleland (DFS-SHH), Bogey Night (RN-CD & RN-Gas Sup), Boyett Parham Findley (US-ARMY-GB-Ex-Vietnam), Brian (Basher) Bates (RN-CD), Brian Brockwell (US-ARMY-AR), Brian (Prince of Darkness) Holmes (RN-CD), Brian Mills (RN-RM), Brian (Shady) Lane (RN-SD), Bunge Williams (RN-CD), Burl Hansen (US-NAVY), Børge Ousland (KNM-MJK), Børre A. Børretzen (KNM-MD), Chris Austen (Habitat Welder Diver)(RN-CD), Chris Brody (RN-CDII), Chris Jenkins (RN-CDXX?), Chuck Gaines (USMC), Clive ‘Buster’ Brown (RN-CD), Clive Pollitt (RN-RM), Colin (Foggy) Goff (RN-CDII), Craig Marley (US-NAVY-NS), Dag Elliasen (KNM-MJK & MDK), Dag Trondsen (KNM-DFS?), Dan Wilson (US-NAVY-MD), Danny Hayes (RN-CDXX?), Dave Adams (RN-CD), Dave Bamber (RN-CDXX?), Dave Bradshaw (RN-REME), Dave Cherry (bomb and mine disposal), Dave (Chopper) Hipkiss (RN-CD), Dave Gilly (US-NAVY-MD), Dave Selby (SA-CD), David Anthony Saunders (RN-CD), David Berry (RN-CD), David Binks (RN-RM), David (Dave) Hitchins (RN-CD), David Hogg (RN-SD), David (Dave) Mathers (RAF), David (Mitch) Mitchell (RN-CD) (Died in the North Sea 10 Apr 2011, Age 49), David (Dave) Staniforth (RE), David (Dave) Williams (RN-CD), David (Dave) (Wanger) Woon (RN-CD), Davy Fairbrother (RN-CD), Denis Lawlor (RN-SBS), Dennis Claxton (UK-ARMY-PARA), Dennis Hayes (USMC), Denys (Bootlace) H. F. Webster (RN-CD), Derek Henderson (RN-SD), Derek Phillips (RN-SD) (Died in the North Sea 29 Oct 1982, Age 24), Derek Glyn Stebbing (RN-CD) (Fatally shot in Miami 01 Mar 1982, Age 36), Don Middleton (RN-CD), Dougie Worral (UK-SAS), Douglas Wade (RN-CD), Dudley Woolnough (RN-CD), Duncan Black (RN-CD), Duncan Sharp (RN-CD), Dwayne Jenkins (US-NAVY-MD), Einar Andersen (KNM-SD), Einar Evensen (KNM-DFS-SD), Einar Seim (KNM-xxx), Einar Wold Svendsen (KNM-MDK), Eric Piper (RN-CD), Erik Evensen (KNM-DFS-SD), Erik Gulbrandsen (KNM-XX), Errol Flynn (RN-CD), Frank Raines (RN-RM-SBS), Fredrick Boyd Star (UK-ARMY-RAC-PARA),Frederick (Derek) A. Henderson (RN-SD), Frits Sørskog (KNM-Frogman), Garson Miller (RN-CDII), Garry (Geoff) Hurst (RN-CDII), Gary Clement (RN-RM), Gary Kane (XXXX), Gary Ward (RN-CD & MCT), Geir Ivar Jørgensen (RNAF), Geoff Mason (RN-CD) (Died in Malaysia), Geoffrey (Geoff) Stone (RN-RM/UK-SAS), Geordie —– (UK-SAS),George Eustance (RN-CD), George Hunt (US-ARMY-UCT), George Lawson (RN-CD) (Suffered but Survived a pneumothorax on 04 May 1984), Trevor George Porter (RN-CD), George Turnbell (RN-XX), Gerhard R. Giertsen (KNM-Frogman), Gerhard Ringkjøb (KNM-Frogman), Eamon (Ginge) Fullen (RN-CD), Gjert Øyvind Daae (KNM-SHH), Gjøran Håkegård (KNM-MDK), Gorden Craig (UK-ARMY-PARA) (Died in the Arabian Gulf 11 June 1981), Graeme Arnold (RN-CD), Graham (Chuck) Berry (RN-CD), Graham (G-Mann) Mann (British), Graham Pinder (RN-CD), Graham Smith (UK-ARMY-PARA) Hans-Jacob Faye (KNM-Frogman), Hans Meisler (KNM-Frogman), Happy Day (RN-CD1), Håvard Storbråten (KNM-MJK), Helge Aalen (KNM-MDK), Helge Lockert Hansen (KNM-SD-BSK/HJS-LRRP), (Helge Rekk (KNM-Frogman), Henning Faddersbøll (RDN-Frogman), Henri Germain Delauze (F-CD), Henriy Wynne (KNM-MDK), Henry Aanetsen (RN-SHH), Hughie Shiel (RN-RM/RN-SBS), Ian Edwards (RN-CD?), Ian Gray (Buck) Taylor (RN-CDII), Idar G. Johnsen (KNM-SD-SHH), Inge George Eriksen (KNM-SHH), Ingemar Kurtzell (SF-KJ), Ivan Down (RN-CD),J. P. Fourie (SA-CD), Jack Crouch (RN-SD), Jack Highley (RN-CD), James Gary Cronin (US-NAVY-NS), Jeff (Ziggy) Lazel (RLI), Jamie Beattie (RN-CD), Jan A. Stiansen (KNM-SHH), Jan Astor Holand (KNM-SD), Jan Henrik Hatlestad (KNM-MDK), Jan Henrik Haugland (KNM-Frogman), Jan Johns (RN-CDII), Jan Steinkjær (KNM-MJK), Jarl Erik Grottenberg (KNM-MDK), Jarle Kvalsund (KNM-XX?), Jarle Pedersen (KNM-DFS-XX?) (Died in the North Sea 16 Mar 1983, Age 29), Jay Brown (US-NAVY-MD/EOD), Jerry Deria (US-NAVY-MD/EOD), Jerry Dignand (RN-RM-SBS) (Died hang-gliding-mid-air collision), Jerry Lowe (RN-RM), Jerry Todd (US-NAVY-UDT), Jim Limbrick (RN-CD), Jim (Slim) Thompson (US-NAVY), Jim Tucker (RN-CD), Jim Queen (UK-ARMY-PARA), Joar Gangenes (KNM-MDK), Joe Murray (Senior) (RN-RM-SBS), Joe Putnam (RN-CD), Johan Yohan Ottel (xxxxxxx), Johannes Emil Straumøy (KNM-Frogman), John XXXX interrogation psychologist (UK-SAS), John Beaumont (RN-CD), John Bennett (RLI), John Boy Dave Walton (RN-CDII), John Branch (RAN-CD), John Carl Roat (US NAVY-NS) (ADCI Hall of Fame – Recipient-2024), John Carruthers (RN-CDXX?), John Coe (RN-RM-SBS), John Dowds (RN-CD) The first British RN-CD to dive offshore in the North Sea Oil and Gas industry), John Dunkley (RN-CDII/CD), John Eidsnes (KNM-MDK), John Haldane (RN-XX?), John Jackson (RN-CD), John Layhe Walker (RN-CD), John (Scouse) Howell (RN-CD) (Died in the North Sea 12 Jan 1976, Age 27), John Jenco (US NAVY-NS), John Milton Eschete (US NAVY – NS), John Murdoch (RN-CDII), John O’Loughlin (RN-Gas Sup), John Ormshaw (RN-CD), John Peel (UK-RM-SBS, John Rossier (R-SAS-2),John Seldon (RN-CDII), John Stafford (RE), John (Titch) Halsall (RN-CD), John Tuckwell (RN-CDI), John Vardy (RN-RM), John Victor Lambert (RN-CD), John Winsor (RN-CD), Jon Are Hvalbye (KNM-MDK), Jon Røkenes (KNM-MJK), Jonah Jones (RN-CD), Johnny Jensen (KNM-SD-SHH), Jørgen Jarl Jernes (KNM-MJK), Jørn Willy Jensen (KNM-SD), Karl (Kalle) Jørgensen (KNM-DFS-SHH), Keith Bartlett (RN-SBS), Ken Adcock (RN-RM-SBS), Ken Beard (RN-SBS), Kenneth (Ken) Roberts (R-SAS/R-Selous Scouts), (Kenneth Elliot (US-NAVY), Kevin O’Sullivan (REME), Kenny Brechin (RN-SD) (Died in Dubai), King Williams (USMC), Kjartan F Alnes (KNM-SD-SHH), Kjell A. Lilledal (KNM-SD), Kjell Johnsen (KNM-MDK), Kjell Lindgård (KNM-Frogman), Kjell Olav Gausnes (KNM-SHH), Knut Ajaxon (KNM-MJK & MDK), Knut Norvald Mønstre (KNM-SD), Larry Cushman (US-NAVY-NS), Larry Kelly (RN-XX), Larry Reyerson (US-NAVY-MD), Larry Tomselin (US-NAVY), Lars Hasle (KNM-SD), Lee Yuen (RE), Leif Botolf Hesle (KNM-SD), Lawerence (Jock) Foote (RN-CD),Lawrence Fraquet (SA-CD), Leif Johansen (KNM-Frogman), Leif Morten Rasch (KNM-XX?), Leif Tore Skjerven (KNM-Frogman), Les Jones (RN-CD), Lyle Kirlin (USMC), Matti Heikkila (FDF-RECON), Magne Grødum (KNM-SD),Magne Håkon Muledal (KNM-MDK), Marcus Rowell (RN-CD), Mark Boshoff (R-SAS), Mark Rhodes (US-ARMY-SAL), Martin Dingman (US-NAVY-MD)(Died in the North Sea 28 July 1966, Age 40), Maurice Scally (RN-RM-SBS), Maurice Wilson (UK-SAS), Melvin Kvamme (KNM-MJK), Michael (Flo) Florence (RN-CD3), Michael Bech (USAF), Michael Hofmann (US-NAVY), Michael (Mike) Lambert (RN-CD), Michael (Mike) Howard (RN-CD), Michael (Mike) Murphy (RN-CD), Mike Noon (RN-RM), Mike Shord (UK-REME), Mike Spencer (RN-CD), Michael Robert Moore (RN-CD) (Died in the North Sea 24 Dec 1976, Age 29), Michael (Smudge) Smith (RN-CD), Michael (Mike) Ambrose (US-NAVY-NS), Michael (Mick) O’Leary (RN-CD), Mick O’keeffe (RN-CD), Mick Eccleston (RN-CD), Mick Hindmarch (RN-CD), Mick McGee (UK-SAS), Mick Page (RN-RM),Mick Tooke (RN-RM), Mickie Fulcher (RN-CD),Mickie Stagg (RN-RM),Mike Crichton Todd (RN-CD),Mike (the Skull) Elliot (RN-CD/1RC), Mike Gorden (RN-SD),Mike Noel (RN-CD), Mike O’Meara (RN-CD1), Mike Papavasiliou (RN-CD), Mike Phillips (US-ARMY-Ex-Vietnam), Mike Stanbury (RN-CD), Mike (Jock) Stewart (RN-CDII), Moon Mullins (US-NAVY-MD), Morten Gran (KNM-SD), Ned Kelly (SASR), Neil (Wiggy) Wiggins (RN-CD), Niclay Songe-Møller (KNM-MDK), Nigel Marsh (RN), Nigel Swinden (RN-SD), Odd Gråskjenn (KNM-Frogman & SHH), Odd Kjemperud (KNM-MJK), Oddvar Arne Reksten (KNM-SD-SHH),Ola Wergeland Krogh (KNM-MJK), Ole Martin Haugan (KNM-SD-SHH), Ole Arnfinn Molvær (KNM-SHH), Olav J. Paulsen (KNM-MDK), Ove Henning Stava (KNM-MJK), Ove Stiansen (KNM-MJK), Paal (Pål) Stefan Dinessen (KNM-MDK), Patrick Goldsmith (RN-CDXX?), Paul China (RN-CD, Paul Foster (RN-CD), Paul King (RN-SD), Paul (Mac) McNally (RN-CDII), Paul Middleton (RN-CD), Paul Miklaszewicz (UK-ARMY-PARA), Pat Wells (RAF), Patrick (Pat) Stevens (RN-CD), Per A. Jakobsen (KNM-MDK), Per Birkeland (DFS-SD-SHH), Per Henry Sætran (KNM-SHH), Per Knutsen (KNM-MDK), Per Kristen Skipnes (KNM-Frogman) (Died in the North Sea 16 Jan 1974, Age 37), Per Monrad (KNM-Frogman), Per Ragnar Jensen (KNM-DFS-SHH), Peter Charles (RN-SDXX?), Peter (Pete)(Digger) Digweed (RN-CD), Peter F. Croft (RNZN-SD), Peter Henry Michael Holmes (RN-RM) (Died in the North Sea 9 Sept 1975, Age 24), Peter Kelly (RN-RM) (Died in the North Sea 27 Aug 1974, Age 26), Peter (Pete) Ryan (RN-CD/Para), Peter (Pete) Powell (RN-CD), Peter Searle (RAF), Petter Tvede (KNM-MDK), Phil Plevey (RN-CD), Philip (Phil-two & half ball weights) Martin Kearns (RN-CDII), Philip Norman (RN-CD), Philip Robinson (RN-SD), Philipe Salvatori (CASM), Phil Rudd (Habitat Welder Diver)(British), Phil Thompson (US-ARMY-Ex-Vietnam), Rab Butler (RN-CD), Ramon (Tug) Wilson (UK-ARMY-PARA), Ray Ives (RN-RM), Ray Robinson (RN-CDII), Ray Sinclair (RN-CD), Rex Jackson (RN-CDII), Richard (Buck) Taylor (RN-CD), Richard E. Mayfield (US-NAVY-HCU-2), Richard Moser (US-NAVY-MD), Richard (Rick) Steckel (US-NAVY-MD/EOD), Richard A. Walker (US-ARMY) (Died in the North Sea 8 Aug 1979, Age 33), Richard Bullock (XXXX), Richard (Dickie) Barrett (RN-CD),Rick Courtney (RN-CD), Rick Higgins (Habitat Welder Diver)(American), Roar Birkeland (KNM-MJK), Roar Jørgensen (KNM-SD), Robert (Bob) Atkinson (RN-xx), Robert (Bob) Brockbank (RNZN-CD) (Died in gyro crash Australia), Robert (Bob) Fraser (RN-CD), Robert Grantz (US-NAVY-HCU-2 ), Robert (Bob) Huberman (US-ARMY-Ex-Vietnam), Robert (Bob) Luck (RAN-CD), Robert (Bob) Miklaszewicz (RN-RM), Robert (Bob) Newkirk (US-AR), Robert ‘Bob’ Newport (RN-CD), Robin (Stan) Holbrook (RN-CDII) (Died offshore Vietnam 10 Aug 2009, Age 56), Roger Baldwin (RN-CDII) (Died in the North Sea 9 Sept 1975, Age 24),Roger Dennerley (A-SAS), Roger G. Palmer (US-ARMY-SOG), Rolf Anonsen (KNM-Frogman), Rolf Guttorm Engebregtsen (KNM-Frogman-SHH), Rolf Loeng (KNM-Froman), Ron Beard (RN-CD), Ron Haliday (RN-CD-SHH), Ron Stewart (RN-CDII), Ron Soutter (RE), Ronald (Ron) William Imray (RN-CD), Rowdy Yeats (RN-CD), Roy Gray (US-NAVY-MD), Roy Patten (RN-CD), Rudolf A. Brekken (KNM-MJK & MDK), Rune Pettersen (KNM-SHH), Rune Spjelkavik (KNM-MDK), Serge Boulay (CASM), Shane Beary (R-Selous Scouts), Simon Melton (UK-ARMY-PARA), Sjur M. Lothe (KNM-MDK), Spencer Chambers (RN-CD), Spike (Rob) Kelly (RN-RM), Stein Rygland (KNM-MDK), Steinar Pedersen (KNM-MJK), Stephen (Flo) Florence (RN-CD3), Stephen Winstone (RN-CD), Steve Diehl (US-NAVY), Steve Merritt (US-Navy), Steve R. Børresen (KNM-MDK), Steven Oliver (RN-SD), Stewart (Stu) Grainger (RN-CD), Stuart Rumbles (British), Stumpy Sullivan (RN-CD), Stuart (Stu) Lawson (RN-XX), Svein Erik Mykland (KNM-MDK), Sverre Gylseth (KNM-MDK-SHH), Taff Jenkins (RN-XX), Teemu Leiviskä (FDF-EOD-Frogman), Ted Mason (RN-CD), Ted Setchell (RN-CD), Terje L. Tytlandsvik (KNM-MDK), Terry Gosling (RN-CDII), Terry Hall (RN-CD?), Terry Sexton (RN-CD), Theodoros (Theo) Mavrostomos (F-CD), Thomas (Mick) Michael Cortney Lally (UK-RAF) (Died in the North Sea 9 March 1971, Age 32), Tom Bissett (RN-RM), Tom Engh (KNM-SD), Tom Erik Nilsen (KNM-MJK), Tom Eriksen (KNM-MJK), Tom Helgesen (KNM-SD), Tom Jary (RN-CD), Tom Kristoffer Halvorsen (KNM-MJK), Tom Norman (RN-CD), Tom Shenton (RN-RM-SBS ‘SM’), Tom (Tex) Henderson (RAF-SAR), Tom Woods (US-NAVY-MD), Tommy Steel (RN-CD), Tony Buckingham (RN-SBS), Tony (Sergeant Rock) Collins (UK-Para – Falklands), Tony Fitzsimmons (RN-CDXX?), Tony Groom (RN-CDII), Tony Remøy (KNM-MDK), Tor Arne (Bjørn) Andresen (KNM-MDK), Tor Årskaug (KNM-MJK), Torbjoen Andersen (KNM-SD), Tord (Tordross) Stein Solberg (KNM-MDK), Tor Ellingsund (KNM-MJK), Torgrim Rustad (KNM-MJK), Tor Inge Gudmestad (KNM-SHH),Tor Jan Viik (KNM-XX?), Tormod Hansen (KNM-MJK), Trevor Murtough (RN-CD), Triss Tristram (UK-ARMY-Royal Signals 216 Sqdn-SAS), Trond Kleivane (KNM-SHH), Trygve Gulliksen (KNM-MJK), Tug Wilson (RN-CD), U Htun Minn (RN-US-NAVY-SHH) (Died in the North Sea 1 Nov 1971, Age 31), Victor Francis (Skip) Guiel Jr. (US-NAVY) (Died in the North Sea 8 Aug 1979, Age 29), Vidar Lein (KNM-MJK), Viggo Perdersen (KNM-MJK), Wally Wallace (RN-RM-SBS), Wayne J. Kraus (US-ARMY-AR-UCT), Wigulf Schøll-Larsen (Para & KNM-DFS), Willy Bullock (RNZN-CD), Willy Pert (RN-CD), Yngve B. Bergflødt (KNM-MDK-SHH), Yngve Tveit (KNM-MDK), Øivind Lie (KNM-MDK), Øivind Østby (KNM-MDK), Øystein Svein Håland (NM-SHH), Åge Pedersen (KNM-MDK), Åge Pettersen (ex-KNM-MDK), Åsbjørn Jørgensen (KNM-Frogmann).
Military Description
1RC: 1 Reconnaissance Commando (South African)
1RC: 1 Reconnaissance Commando (South African)
A-SAS: Australian SAS
BSK/HJS-LRRP: Royal Norwegian Army – Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol
CASM: Commando d’Action Sous-Marine Hubert – French Underwater Operations Commando
F-CD: French Navy – École des Plongeurs Démineurs (Clearance Diver)
FDF/EOD: Finnish Navy – Combat Frogman/EOD
IDF: Israeli Defence Force – Pathfinder
KNM Frogman: Royal Norwegian Navy – Frogman
KNM (DFS) MDK: Dykker & Froskemannsskolen – Mine Diver Commando
KNM (DFS) MJK: Dykker & Froskemannsskolen – Marine Jeger Commando
KNM (DFS) SD: Dykker & Froskemannsskolen – Ships Diver (Lettdykker)
KNM (DFS) SHH: Dykker & Froskemannsskolen – Standard Hard Hat
KNM (DFS) S/S-MG: Dykker & Froskemannsskolen – Surface Supplied – Mixed Gas (Slange Dykker)
RAF: Royal Air Force
RAF-SAR: Royal Air Force – Search and Rescue Diver
RAN-CD: Royal Australian Navy – Clearance Diver
RDN-Frogman: Royal Danish Navy – Frogman
RE: Royal Engineers – British Army Diver
REME: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers – British Army Diver
RLI: Rhodesian Light Infantry
RNAF: Royal Norwegian Air Force
RN-CD: (CD, CDII) Royal Navy – Clearance Diver (Frogmen/Bomb Disposal)
RN-RM: Royal Navy – Royal Marine Commando
RN-SBS: British – Special Boat Company/Special Boat Squadron/Special Boat Service
RN-SD: Royal Navy – Ships Diver
RN-SHH: Royal Navy – Standard Hard Hat
RNZN-SD: Royal New Zealand Navy – Ships Diver
RNZN-CD: Royal New Zealand Navy – Clearance Diver
R-SAS – Rhodesian – Special Air Service
R-Selous Scouts: Rhodesian – Selous Scouts
SASR: Special Air Service Regiment (Australian SAS)
SA-CD: South African Clearance Diver
SF KJ: Svenska Flottan – Swedish Coastal Hunter
UK-ARMY-PARA: British Parachute Regiment
UK-NS: UK-National Serviceman
UK-RAF: Royal Air Force
UK-REME: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers/Army Air Corp
UK-SAS: British – Special Air Service
USAF: United States Air Force
US-ARMY-AR: United States – Army Ranger
US-ARMY-GB: United States – Green Beret
US-ARMY-UCT: United States Army – Underwater Construction Team
USMC: United States Marine Corps
US-NAVY: United States Navy Diver
US-NAVY-MD: United States Navy – Master Diver (MDV)/EOD
US-NAVY-NS: United States Navy – Navy Seal
A multitude of civilian-educated divers who received surface supplied (narghile), standard hard hat, open bell, closed bell, surface decompression, and other additional diving certifications from non-military national and private educational diving establishments toiled in the North Sea over the decades. When civilian educational establishments opened in the early to mid-1970s, with the exponential expansion of offshore oil and gas fields, the existing dominance of naval-educated divers gradually declined. Between 1965 and 1971, about fifty to one hundred and thirty divers were active in the North Sea; by 1977, British government figures indicate well over a thousand men were active in the dive teams, including surface personnel.
Below are listed North Sea divers who were educated at civilian dive centres or acquired grandfather clause certifications and diving licences.
Civilian Names
Ali Bell (British), Abbey Ellington (British), Adam Ridges (British), Adleigh Callison (British), Adrian Shannon (British), Al Rose (British), Alan C. Stewart (British), Alan Hogg (British) (Murdered in Thailand 19 Sep 2018, Age 64), Alan David Keane (British) (Died in the North Sea 2/3 Dec 1974, Age 27), Alan King (British), Alan Maxted (British), Alen Melia (British), Alan Nairn (British), Alan Reid (British), Alan Sealey (British), Albert Robertson (British), Aldo Ray (British), Alfred Charles Gutteridge (British), Alistair Doyle (British), Alistair Lamont (British), Alistair Heelas (British), Allan (Crazy Al) Anderson (American) (Died in the GOM (Ixtox 1 Well) 15 August 1979, Age 32), (Allan (Ted) Tedder (British), Anders Lindahl (Swedish), Andrew (Andy) Binney (British), Andrew (Andy) Cruickshanks (British), Andrew (Andy) Goddard (British), Andrew (Andy) Macdonald (Habitat Welder Diver)(British), Andrew (Andy) Manchester (British), Andrew (Andy) Morgan (British), Andrew (Andy) Roberts (British), Andrew Ross Cleugh (British) (Died in the North Sea 4 Dec 2001, Age 29), Andrew Taylor (British), Adrianus Theodorus Cornelis “Ad” Slats (Dutch) (Died in the North Sea 18 Jan 1979, Age Unknown), Anthony Aakre (Norwegian), Anthony (Tony the Tiger) Devitt (British), Anthony (Tony) Ingram (British), Anthony John (Tony) Edmead (British) (Self inflected death 24 Nov 1987, Age 47), Archie Baird (British), Are Urheim (Norwegian), Arild Håkonsen (Norwegian), Arild Nordbøe (Norwegian), Arild Solheim, Arne Andersen (Norwegian) (DnV), Arnt Danielsen (Norwegian), Arthur Godfrey (British), Arvid Jensen (Norwegian), Asger M. Jensen (Danish), Atle Solvang (Norwegian), Barry Ballard (British), Barry Porter (British), Barthold Suermondt (Dutch), B. E. Eke (British) (Died in the North Sea 5 May 1979, Age 34), Bernie Perry (British), Bernt Erik Albrigtsen (Norwegian), Bill Fleming (British), Bill Gianotti (American), Bill Powers (British), Bill Schleigh (American), Bill Schwab (American), Bill Schwartz (Schwantz) (American), Billy Curtis (British), Birger Ramskov (Danish), Birger Wexelsen-Fr Lien (Norwegian), Bjarne Nordstrand (Norwegian), Bjarte Vilnes (Norwegian), Bjørnar Kristiansen (Norwegian) (DnV), Bjørn Auestad (Norwegian) (Died in the North Sea 23 May 1974, Age 24), Bjørn Austgulen (Norwegian) (DnV), Bjørn Christensen (Norwegian), Bjørn Christer Nystrand (Norwegian), Bjørn Danielsen (Norwegian), Bjørn G. Algrim (Norwegian), Bjørn Gjerde (Norwegian), Bjørn Jensen (Norwegian), Bjørn Kristiansen (Norwegian), Bjørn Magna Viik (Norwegian), Bjørn Nesdal (Norwegian), Bjørn Pettersen (Norwegian), Bjørn Sørmarken (Norwegian), Bjørn Vik (Norwegian), Bjørn Weydahl (Norwegian), Bjørn W. Kahrs (Norwegian), Bradley Westell (British) (Died in the North Sea 31 July 1995, Age 29), Brian Henderson (British), Brian Hignet (British), Brian Johnson (British), Brian (We We) Law (British), Bryan Pittari (American), Brian Redden (British), Brian (Sharky) Ward (British), Brian Sheppard (British) (Died in the South China Sea 15 August 1991, Age 44), Brian Worley (British), Bruce Bow (American), Bård Holand (Norwegian), Børre Andreassen (Norwegian), Cameron McKechnie (British), Carl Brown (American), Carlos Viggen (Norwegian), Charles Skyum (Norwegian), Charles V. Meeham (British) (Died in the North Sea 4 Nov 1976, Age 24), Charlie Johnson (British), Chris Austin (Habitat Welder Diver)(British), Chis Aylward (Habitat Welder Diver)(British), Chris Birchall (British), Chris Corsi (British), Chris Drake (British), Chris Jeffers(Habitat Welder Diver)(British), Chris Meeham (British), Chris Mooney (British), Chris Yea (British), Christopher Dymott (British) (Died in the North Sea 13 May 1976, Age 26), Christopher (Chris) Hill (British) (Died in the North Sea 6 Aug 1999, Age 42), Chuck Cooper (American), Claes Von Linstow (Danish), Clancy Smith (American), Claude Boyer (American), Claude Cailleux (French) (Died in the North Sea 14 Oct 1977, Age Unknown), Clay Ellis (American) (Died in the North Sea 17 Jan 1976, Age 20), Clem Turner (British), Cliff Blaylock (British), Clifford (Tommy) Wilfred Bailey (British) (Died in the North Sea 31 Jan 1991, Age 39), Clive Latham (British), Colin Bell (British), Colin Hutchinsen (British) (Died in the North Sea 19 Aug 1980, Age 36), Colin Rimmer (British), Colwn Darlow (British), Craig Michael Hoffman (American) (Died in the North Sea 10 May 1977, Age 22), Curly Halveson (??????), D. Sansalone (Italian) (Died in the North Sea 20 Aug 1977, Age 29), Dag Ammerud (Norwegian), Dag Reppe (Norwegian), Dag Vilnes (Norwegian), Dag Wroldsen (Norwegian), Dan Eden (American), Dan Seaman (American), Dan (Snyderman) Snyder (British), Danny Thorvaldson (Icelandic), Dave Adamson (British), Dave Ashbrook (British), Dave Berry (British), Dave Bland (British), Dave Cutts (British), Dave Hardy (British), Dave Harrison (Australian), Dave Howarth (British), Dave Mallen (British), Dave Mitchell (American), Davy Dixon (British), David Beckett (British), David (Dave) Bowmar (British) (Died in the North Sea 21 Feb 1984, Age 28), David Brown (British), David (Dave) Burt (American), David C. Berry (British), David Cussons (British), David (Dave) Gibson (British), David Greewood (Died self Inflicted by shotgun on 03 January, Age 27), David Hilton (British), David Mawston (British), David McCawley (British), David Ormston (Irish), David Hutchinson (British), David (Dave) Keene (British), David R. Hoover (American) (Died in the North Sea 7 Feb 1978, Age 28), David Richards (British), David (Swampy) Marsh (British), David (Rocky) Stone (British), David (Dave) Simpson (British), David Swann (British) (Arrested in Thailand on 22 April 1992 for illegally posessing handguns & ammunition), David Taylor (Habitat Welder Diver)(British), Davy Bye (British), Davy Hamill (British), Dennis Goodwin (British), Denny Swartz (American) (ADCI Hall of Fame – Receipient-2015), Derek Bannister (British) (Died on 09 Febuary 1979 from explosive decompression injuries sustained on 17 January 1976 offshore), Derek (Cyclops) Hesketh (British), Dermot O’Sullivan (Irish), Dick Hapel (British), Don Berglund (American), Don Cates (American), Don Degener (American), Don Hurworth (Canadian), Dougie (Plug) Mansbridge (British), Dougie Matheson (British), Dougie McInnes (British), Dougie White (British), Douggie White (Rhodesian/New Zealand), Duncan Allerdyce (British), Duncan Lamb (British), Dusty Miller (British), Eddie Barwick (British), Eddie Pardoe (British), Eddie Thomas (American), Edward (Ted) Hammond (British), Edward (Ed) James Williams (British), Edward (Ed) Storton (British), Edward (Ed) Wood (American), (British) Edward L. Thomas (American), Edwin William Coward (British) (Died in the North Sea 5 Nov 1983, Age 35), xxx Eidessen (Norwegian), Einar Vik (Norwegian) (DnV), Eirik Silden (Norwegian), Ellard Noordhof (Dutch) (Died in the North Sea 4 Oct 1996, Age 32), Enrique Gonzales (Argentinian), Eric Boulden (American), Erik Bagstevold (Norwegian), Erik Carlmark (Norwegian), Erik (Earache) Mortensen (Danish), Erik M. Lysell (Norwegian), Erling Krange (Norwegian), Ernst W. Amundsen (Norwegian), Ernst Engelsvoll (Norwegian), Ernst Gundersen (Norwegian), Esten Fløystad (Norwegian), Eyolf Arnfelt Assersen (Norwegian), Francois Heimery (Franch), Frank Bangham (British), Frank Gumb (British), Frank Burke (British), Freddie Joe Roberts (British), Fred Evans (British) (Died in the Gulf of Thailand 04 April 2006) (Acute CNS Oxygen toxicity attack), Fred McNally (British), Frederic Vergier (French), Fredrik Rusten (Norwegian), Garry Ball (Norwegian), Garry Warren Morey (American), Garth Dance (British), Gary A. Carey (British) (Died in the North Sea 11 Aug 1996, Age 38), Gary Harper (British), Gary Shields (British) (Died in the North Sea 15 Oct 1974, Age 21), Geir Evensen (Norwegian) (DnV), Geir Kron Krag (Norwegian), Geir Ribe (Norwegian), Geoff/Jeff Phillips (British) (‘Fish and Chips’), Geoff (Roo) Rue-Davey (Habitat Welder Diver)(Australian), Georg Hetland (Norwegian), George Black (British)(Died in the North Sea 1 April 1991, Age 44), George Geoff (British), George Head (British), George Hunt (British), George Locke (British),George Leitch (British), George Swinton Ozanne Head (British), George W. Turner (British) (Died in the North Sea 14 June 1975, Age 37), Gerard Gohon (French) (Paralysed in the North Sea 10 August 1974, Age 26), Gerrard Goddard (British), Gerry Cobley (British), Gerry Desborough (British), Gerry Hommels (British), Ginge Barnard (British), Glynn Westwood (British), Gorm Sandvik (Norwegian) (DnV), Graeme Arnold (British), Graham Downey (British), Graham Hardman (British), Graham Kittle (British), Graham Legg (British), Graham John (Pottsy) Potts (British) (NPD 181), Grahame Pearce (British), Grant Weir (British), Greame Stones (British), Greg Devine (British), Gregg Rogers (British), Gunnar Bjørvik (Norwegian), Gunnar A. Bratli (Norwegian), Gunnar Grande (Norwegian), Gunnar Larsen (Norwegian) (DnV), Gunner Molander (Norwegian), Guus Bonebaker (Dutch) (Died in the North Sea 25 November 1990, Age 41), Guy Brocklebank (British), Guy Rawlins (British), Guy Tassier (French), Guy Trench (British), Hans Gøran Gullestad Claesson (Swedish), Hans-Jørgen Mæland (Norwegian) (DnV), Hans-Jørgen Sjuve (Norwegian), Harald Gravelsæter (Habitat Welder Diver) (Norwegian), Harald Halvorsen (Norwegian), Harald Heiro (Norwegian), Harald Klinge (Norwegian), Harald Laskemoen (Norwegian), Harald Stavang (Norwegian), Harry Kristensen (Norwegian), Henning Christensen (Norwegian), Henrik Philipsen (Norwegian), Henry Keith (British), Herman Bergshaven (Norwegian), Hilson xx?, Howard (Howie) Cheetham (British), Howard L. Curtis (British), Howard W. Spensley (British) (Died in the North Sea 4 Nov 1976, Age 27), Iain Lamont (British), Iain Rooney (British), Ian (Archie) Andrews (British), Ian Beaton (British), Ian Birch (British) (Died Self-inflicted by gas on 10 Jun 1986, Age 35), Ian Burch (British), Ian Edwards (British), Ian Milne (British), Ian Oswald (British), Ian Robertson (British), Ian Stanley (British), Ian Stuart (British), Ivar Engeberg (Norwegian), Ivar Simonsen (Norwegian), Jack Schuyler (American), Jahn Steinkjær (Norwegian), Jakobsson (Swedish), James (Jim) Cole (American), James Michael (Mick) Morrisset (British), James (Jim) McLean (British), James (Jimmy) Dick (British), James (Jimmy) Mallen (British), James (Jimmy) Ross (British), James Wilson (American), Jan Ambjørnsen (Norwegian), Jan Cristian Warloe (Norwegian), Jan Egil Pettersen (Norwegian), Jan Einar Johansen (Norwegian), Jan-Erik Engebretsen (Norwegian), Jan Grønås (Norwegian) (Suffered a stroke at depth when locked out, North Sea 8 Dec 1998, died hours after decomp, Aged 43), Jan Hobson (Norwegian?/British?), Jan Håkon Bergo (Norwegian), Jan Jakobsen (Norwegian) (DnV), Jan Kåre Auestad (Norwegian), Jan Onarheim (Norwegian), Jan Stiansen (Norwegian), Jarle Jensen (Norwegian), Jarle Samuelsen (Norwegian), Jarl Nygaard (Norwegian), Jarl Vågen (Norwegian) (DnV), Jean Pierre (JP) Colum (French), Jed Gibbons (British), Jegvan Kaarbø (Norwegian) (DnV), Jeremy L. Howard-Phillips (British) (Died in the North Sea 17 Dec 1974, Age 30), Jerry Lines (American), Jerry McCauley (British), Jerry Mehl (American), Jerry Spenser (American), Jim Ambjørnsen (Norwegian), Jim Brown (British), Jim Burgess (American), Jim Gillin (New Zealand), Jim Henning (American), Jim McGregor (British), Jim Quinn (British), Jim Rune Pettersson (Norwegian), Jim Walker (American), Jimmi Gorden (British), Joe Murray (Junior) (British?), Joe Puttnam (British), Joe Revill (British), Johan Bjørneset (Norwegian), Johan Otto Johansen (Norwegian), John Anderson (British), John Aston (British), John Baross (British), John Barr (British), John Barwick (British), John Blood (British), John Bolton (Australian), John Brown (British), John Causer (British), John Clark (British), John Close (British), John Cowlam (British), John David Maynard (British), John Dewsnap ((Habitat Welder Diver)(British), John Dimmer (British) (Died in the North Sea 5 Jul 1974, Age 27), John Douglas Barr (British), John Douglas Martin (British) (Died in the North Sea 6 Feb 1975, Age 30), John G. Patterson (British), John Heney (American), John K. J. Clark (British) (Died in the North Sea 14 Oct 1974, Age 31), John (Johnnie) Close (British), John Johnson (British) (Died in the North Sea 29 Aug 1980, Age 36), John Kohl (American), John Lee (British), John Lester (British), John Gratton (British), John Grierson (British), John Heartley (New Yealand), John Haugestad (Norwegian), John J. P. Dixson (British), John Kelly (British), John Lincon (British), John Lyons (New Zealander) (Died in the South China Sea 15 August 1991), John Lysen (Norwegian), John Mackenzie (British), John (Mickey) McGee (American), John Paul Guillemot (French), John Seager (British), John Searle (Norwegian), John Stevenson (Habitat Welder Diver)(British), John Stiles (British), John Trenouth (Norwegian), John VanBerschot (American), John Webb (British) (Died Offshore India January 1995, Age 43), Johnny Krupa (Danish), Jon Richard Salomonsen (Norwegian), Jonny Jensen (Norwegian), Jonny Johansson (Norwegian), Jud Taylor (Bahamian), Juhani Tuominen (Finish), Julian Chisholm (British), Jørn A. R. Alertsen (Norwegian), Kåre Brakstad (Norwegian), Kåre Lier (Norwegian), Kåre Rød (Norwegian), Karl M. Revheim (Norwegian), Keith Bryant (British), Keith Frasier (British), Keith Wilson (British), Ken Beck (American), Ken Hill (British), Ken Makintyre (British), Kenny Ebrell (British) (Died paragliding), Kenny Iverson (British), Kenny Johnson (American), Kenny Kruckenberg (American) (Died in the North Sea 19 June 2011, Age 29), Kenny Iveson (Norwegian), Kevin Davey (British), Kevin Dixon (British), Kevin Leo Lyon (British), Kevin Wilson (British) (Died in the North Sea 1 Mar 1975, Age 20), Kjell Einar Gjevik (Norwegian), Kjell Olsen (Norwegian) (DnV), Kjell Sæbjørnsen (Norwegian) (DnV), Kjetil Strømme (Norwegian), Kurt Hendricks (American/British), Knut Ertresvaag (Norwegian), Knut Holmefjord (Norwegian) (DnV), Knut Larsen (Norwegian), Knut Øding (Norwegian) (DnV), Knut Olav Straume (Norwegian), Kolbjørn Kirkebø (Norwegian), Lance Orton (British), Lance Shemwell (British), Larry Dean (British), Larry Holmes (Irish), Lars Bjarte Hakestad (Norwegian), Lars Jensen (Danish), Lars Molinder (Norwegian), Lars Fjermestad (Norwegian), Lars Wroldsen (Norwegian), Lasse M. Odland (Norwegian), Laurence Mackay (British), Laurie Crane (British), Lee Frampton (British), Leif Johan Larsen (Norwegian), Leiv Mark Salhus (Norwegian), Lenart Fredricia (Norwegian), Lenny Dever (British), Leo Mitchell (American), Lois Gorosse (French), Lothar Michael Ward (British) (Died in the North Sea 26 Nov 1978, Age 25), Louis Schneider (French), Luke Savage (British), Lyn Barney (British), Magnar Liaskar (Habitat Welder Diver)(Norwegian), Magne Vågslid (Norwegian), Malcolm (Mal) Ferguson (South African/British), Malcolm Morrison (Habitat Welder Diver)(British), Malcolm Wroe (British), Malcom Cox (British), Marcel de Reuck (South African), Marcus Hartland-Mahon (British), Marc G. G. Barthelemy (French) (Died in the North Sea 11 Apr 1974, Age 24), Marianne Johannessen (Norwegian), Marion Burke (British), Mark (Bear) Wallace (American), Mark Dawson (British) (Died in the North Sea 16 Aug 1984, Age 22), Mark Nankivell (British), Mark Roche (British), Mark Wittle (British), Mark Yuricich (British), Martin French (British), Martin Whittle (British), Martin Woodward (British), Martin Westward (British), Marton Hostvedt (British), Mauritz (Cutthroat) Hansen (Norwegian), Max O’Micky Lever (British), Max Ouzanane (French), Michael Ecclessmith (Australian), Michael George Brushneen (British) (Died in the North Sea 3 May 1971, Age 33), Michael Horrocks (British), Michael Smart (American), Michael (Mike) Williams (British), Mick Connolly (British), Mick Ely (British), Mick Newsham (British), Micheal (Minni) Madsen (Danish), Michel De Resseguier (French), Mick Mulvaney (British), Mike Colton (American), Mike Davenport (British), Mike Eagles (British), Mike Elliott Habitat Welder Diver)(American)(,Mike Hill (British), Mike Murphy (British), Mike Oley (British), Mike (Solly) Palmer (British), Mike Walmsley (Habitat Diver Welder)(British), Mike Westgarth (British), Mike Woodall (British), Morten (Buddy) Doll, Morten Rasmussen (DnV), Neil Atkinson (British), Neil Epstein (American), Neil Jaslowski (American), Neil Van Rensburg (South African), Neville Bransby, Neville (Creature) Foot (British), Nicholas Hubert (British) (Died in the North Sea 12 May 1976), Nicholas Pearson (British), Nicholas (Nick) Proctor (British), Nicolas (Nick) Sills (British), Nicolay Hessen (British) (DnV), Nigel Kenrick (British), Nigel Lambert (British), Nigel Mant (British), Nigel Webb (British), Niklas Lenkel (Swedish), Nodge Waldon (British), Norm Hamlin (British), Norman Aurthur (British), Norman Daneri (American), Norman Nutley (British), Norvald Eikås (Norwegian) (DnV, Odd Anfinsen (Habitat Welder Diver)(Norwegian), Oddvar Turlid (Norwegian), Ola Rødseth (Norwegian), Olan Malone (Irish), Ole Arnfinn Molvær (Norwegian), Ole Christian Andersen (Norwegian), Ole Rørseth (Norwegian), Ole Wergeland Krogh (Norwegian), Olle Hjort (Norwegian), Oscar Jones (Norwegian), Ottar Haagensen (Norwegian), Palle Ove (Danish), Patsy O’Mahony (Irish), Patrick Costello (Swedish) (Died in the North Sea 24 July 2010, Age 27), Patrick (Pat) Crusto (American), Paul S. Azzopardi (British) (Died in the North Sea 17 Oct 1977, Age 21), Paul Cave (British), Paul Domaille (British), Paul Frederick (Fred) Winstanley (British), Paul Gaddes (Australian/New Zealand), Paul Gillen (British), Paul J. Havlena (American) (Died in the North Sea 29 Aug 1973, Age 29), Paul Olav Jernæs (Norwegian), Paul Perry (British), Paul Robert Precious (British), Paul Roy Pallesen (Norwegian), Paul Woodhall (American), Per Arne Jacobsen (Norwegian), Per B. G. Hartwig (Norwegian), Per Bjaaland (Norwegian), Per Gylseth (Norwegian), Per Harald Hjemgaard (Norwegian), Per Johannessen (Norwegian), Per Johnsen (Norwegian), Per Olav Johansen (Norwegian), Per Rosengren (Norwegian), Peter (Pete) Alexander (British), Peter Banner (British), Peter (Pete) Burnham (British – No Bell Cert 269), Peter Croft (British), Peter DeLucchi (American), Peter Dickson (British), Peter (Pete)(Digger) Digweed (British), Peter Gibson (British), Peter Grosch (British), Peter Hilditch (British), Peter (Pete) Stevenson (British), Peter (Pete) Vaughan-Evans (British), Peter (Pete) Waller (British), Peter (Pete) Zollo (Habitat Welder Diver)(British), Peter W. Carson (British) (Died in the North Sea 6 July 1975, Age 20), Peter Walsh (British) (Died in the North Sea 6 July 1975, Age 25), Petter Andreas Gundersen (Norwegian), Phil Rhodes (British), Phillip Michael Mills (British), Pip Smith (British), R. C. Ledford (American), R. L. Murphy (American) (Died in the North Sea 3 Oct 1977, Age 26), R. M. Wallace (British) (Died in the North Sea 2 June 1983, Age 30), Ragnar Hylland (Norwegian) (DnV), Randal Green (Norwegian), Ray Farrier (British), Ray Kirkland (British), Ray Spillers (American), Richard Bottomley (British), Richard (Dick) Titman (British), Richard (Dicky) Moore (British),Richard Dupuy (French) (Died in the North Sea 14 July 1976, Age 24), Richard Taylor (British), Richard James Boris Wilkinson-Lowe (British) (Died in the North Sea 13 July 2013, Age 26), Richard (Rick)(Sonar) Sonner (American), Rick Schaff (British), Rick Storry (British), Roald Wigen (Norwegian), Robert (Bob) Adkins (British), Robert (Bob) Boles (American), Robert (Bob) Colomy (American), Robert (Bob) Eastman (British), Robert Fauskanger (Norwegian), Robert (Bob) Ford (British), Robert (Bob) Havilland (Australian), Robert (Bob) Johnson (Norwegian), Robert (Bob) (Mickey) Mewes (British), Robert (Bob) Miekle (British), Robert (Bob) Millken (Ghanaian), Robert (Bob) Money (British), Robert (Bob) Rose (British), Robert Roul (French), Robert (Bob) W. K. Gardiner (British), Robert (Bob) Waghorn (British), Robert John Smythe (British) (Died in the North Sea 16 Jan 1974, Age 38), Robin Beckett (British), Robin Malster (British), Rod Fox (Kenyan), Rodney Macleod Wallace (British) (Died in the North Sea 2 Jun 1982, Age 30), Roger Blacburn (British), Roger John Lyons (British) (Died in the North Sea 2 Oct 1967, Age 23), Roger Marriot (British), Roger Scott (British), Roger Stott (British), Robert Trahan (Canadian), Rolf Buer (Norwegian), Rolf Røessland (Norwegian), Ron Graham (British), Ron Martinez (American) (NAVY?), Ron Tomon (American), Ron Van Dooned (American), Ron Wooten (American), Ronald (Ron) Kenneth Church (British), Kenneth (Ken) Blaylock (British), Ronnie Howdon (British), Rory Bell (British), Ross Auld (British), Roy Evans (British UK 11/225/81 – Norwegian 1513), Roy P. Lucas (British) (Died in the North Sea 5 Nov 1983, Age 38), Roy Smart (British), Rune Iversen (Norwegian), Rune Kvalvik (Norwegian), Russell Davidson (British) (Died in the North Sea 11 June 1966, Age 28), Russell Robinson (British) (Died in the North Sea 30 Oct 2011, Age 33), R. Zwanenburg (Dutch) (Died in the North Sea 6 Feb 1975, Age unknown), S. Kolsing (Norwegian), Sam Moe (Norwegian) (DnV), Sandy Lentz (American), Sarge Sargenson (British), Scott Miller (American), Sigmund Nyborg (Norwegian) (DnV), Sigurdur P. Hafsteinson (Icelandic), Simon (Enzo) Norton (British), Spike Woolard (British), Stan Hogben (British), Stan Mcleod (British), Stein Harald K. Klausen (Norwegian), Stein Kilen Larsen (Norwegian) (DnV), Stein Stavdal Paulsen (Norwegian), Steinar Pettersen (Norwegian), Stephen Crouch (British) (Died in the North Sea 17 Oct 1979, Age 34), Stephen (Steve) Ferris (British), Stephen (Steve) Hardy (British) (Died in the South China Sea 15 August 1991, Age 33), Stephen Jessop (British), Stephen O’Malley (British) (Died in the North Sea 3 May 2012, Age 48), Stephen (Steve) Cackett (British), Stephen (Steve) Lawson (British), Stephen Richard Lill (British), Stephen (Steve) Nye (American), Stephen Ungvary (Norwegian), Steve Beale (British), Steve Entwiste (British), Steve Williams (British), Steven (Steve) Cassidy (American), Steven Howard (British) (Suffered, but survived a penumotorax on 15 May 1981), Steven (Steve) Clark (British), Steve (Smudga) Mudge (British), Steven Ross (British) (Died in a Motorbike Accident 21 August 1994), Steven (Steve) Watson (British), Stuart (Stu) Allen (British), Stuart (Stu) Roderick Giliam (British) (Died in the North Sea 7 Oct 1977, Age 22), Storm Holum (British?), Stuart (Stu) Bain (British), Stuart (Stu) Lawson (British), Svein Tennebekk (Norwegian) (DnV), Sverre Sundby (Norwegian), Søndre Birkeland (Norwegian) (Died in the North Sea 27 Jan 2016, Age 22), Søren Borg Jensen (Danish), Tam Byrne (British)(Nowegian Bell Cert no 1526), Terje Nordberg (Norwegian) (DnV), Terje Skreien (Norwegian) (DnV), Terence (Terry) Dennison (British) (Died in the South China Sea 15 August 1991, Age 44), Terence (Terry) Edward Jones (British), Terence (Terry) Lee (British), Terry Dealtry (British), Terry Duffy (British), Terry (Mad Mac) McLaughlin (Irish), Terry Yost (British), Thane Thomson (British), Thomas Bauer (Norwegian), Thomas Gundersen (Norwegian), Thomas (Tom) Mackay (British) (Died in the North Sea 21 Feb 1984, Age 30), Thomas Rick (Norwegian), Thor Laskemoen (Norwegian), Thor Michalsen (Norwegian), Tim Beckett (British), Tim Gates (British), Timothy House (British) (Died in the North Sea 1 Dec 1973, Age 24), Timothy (Tim) Webb (British), Toralf Eidssen (Norwegian), Toby Ross (British), Tom Andersen (Norwegian), Tom Cesar (Norwegian), Tom Cleghorn (British), Tom Henry Engh (Norwegian), Tom Ferguson (British), Tom Henriksen (Norwegian), Tom Jary (British), Tom Kirkham (British), Tom Odland (Norwegian) (DnV), Tom Wingen (Canadian), Tonni Andersen (Danish), Tony Aidney (British), Tony Breindal (Danish), Tony Eynott (British), Tony Harris (British), Tony Mendly (British), Tony Prangley (British) (Died in the North Sea 26 Nov 1978, Age 28), Tony Reynolds (British), Tony Scott (British), Tony Thörnlund (Sewdish), Tor Alm (Norwegian), Tor-Eivind Eriksen (Norwegian), Tor Eriksen (Norwegian), Torbjørn Andersen (Norwegian), Torbjørn Berg (Norwegian), Tore Grava (Norwegian), Tore Larsen (Norwegian), Tore Mong (Norwegian) (DnV), Torger Berge (Norwegian), Tormod Semb (Norwegian), Torstein Langgård (Norwegian), Trevor Freeman (British),Trevor Gallop (British), Trond Halvor Hansson (Norwegian) XX?, Trond M. Hendriksen (Norwegian), Trond Karlsen (Norwegian), Trond Lexau (Norwegian), Trond Nordeng (Norwegian) (DnV), Truls Hellevik (Norwegian) (Died in the North Sea 5 Nov 1983, Age 34), Trygve Sjøli (Norwegian), Trygve Westin (Norwegian), Tyrone (Ty) Hart (British), Ulf Fredrikson (Norwegian), Ulf Nordskog (Norwegian) (DnV), Ulf Olofsson (Norwegian) (DnV), Ulf Tony Martinsen (Norwegian), Ulrik Hoff (Norwegian), Verne Troyer (American), Vidar Fondevik (Norwegian), Vic Johns (British), Vidar Harkestad (Norwegian), W. G. Weatherford (American), Walter Guindani (Norwegian), Walter (Walt) Henning (American), Will Stephens (British), William (Bill) Arfman (American), William Brown Crammond (British) (Died in the North Sea 5 Nov 1983, Age 32),William (Bill) Carr (British) (Died in the North Sea 30 May 1987, Age 38), William (Bill) Cousin (British), William (Bill) Currie (British), William (Billy) Curtis (British), William Norris (British) (Died in the North Sea 30 Mar 1974, Age 40), William Stuart Bradley (British), Wojciech Paczuski (Polish), Willy Crawford (British), Willy Gourley (British), Willy Irvine (British), Yngve Gottlov (Swedish), Yngve Rakke (Norwegian), Øistein Th. Berge (Norwegian), Øystein Martinsen (Norwegian), Øyvind Eriksen (Norwegian), Øyvind Østby (Norwegian), Øyvind Otterlei (Norwegian). Åge Lasse Alvestad (Norwegian) (Died in the North Sea 22 Mar 1975, Age 30).
DnV: Det Norske Veritas (Divers employed in periods by DnV between 1966 and 1979.)
