The accident remains one of the most horrific industrial diving disasters ever recorded, caused not by storm or structural collapse, but by a momentary breach in procedure under immense pressure.

South Australia’s diving industry is on the verge of collapse amid the algal bloom disaster, with a new report finding it has cost $250m since it started last year.

The Byford Dolphin diving bell accident killed five men instantly through explosive decompression in the North Sea - a catastrophic incident caused by human error on the oil rig ...