Maurice Fargues
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title:
Maurice Fargues
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Maurice Fargues was a diver with the French Navy and a close associate of commander Philippe Tailliez and deputy commander Jacques Cousteau. In August 1946, Fargues saved the lives of Cousteau and Frédéric Dumas during their dive into the karstic spring of Vaucluse. On September 17, 1947, while attempting to set a new depth record, Maurice Fargues became the first diver to die using an Aqua-Lung.
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French navy diver and first scuba fatality using aqualung for a depth record attempt
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Fargues
date created:
2011-06-16T18:27:40Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T19:54:21Z
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