{"id":43361,"date":"2013-10-19T09:24:31","date_gmt":"2013-10-19T05:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/?p=43361"},"modified":"2013-10-19T09:25:16","modified_gmt":"2013-10-19T05:25:16","slug":"british-diver-sets-new-world-record-for-the-longest-warm-water-scuba-dive-by-spending-almost-50-hours-on-the-sea-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/en\/?p=43361","title":{"rendered":"British diver sets new world record for the longest warm-water scuba dive by spending almost 50 hours on the sea floor"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\u0547\u0578\u0576<\/a>A British diver has set a new world record for the longest warm water scuba dive by spending more than two days underwater.<\/p>\n

\"British<\/a>Sean McGahern, 38, managed to eat, drink and sleep during his 49 hours and 56 minutes at the bottom of the Mediterranean in Malta.<\/p>\n

He remained submerged despite enduring strong winds, currents, surge and one metre waves to complete his impressive feat.<\/p>\n

Sean, originally from Brighton, East Sussex, kept himself busy by cleaning up the debris that had accumulated on the bottom of the seabed at St George’s Bay.<\/p>\n

He spent hours removing rubble including bottles and deck chairs, which were brought up to the surface by the dive team from World Record Diving Malta<\/b><\/a> team and the St. John’s Rescue Corp, who assisted him in his record breaking attempt.<\/p>\n

His fiancee and fellow diver Mikaela Papagiorcopulo kept him company and offered kisses of encouragement to help him complete his dive.<\/p>\n

He joked and smiled as he emerged from the waters exhausted but ecstatic at his feat and spent the day celebrating.<\/p>\n

Sean managed to beat the previous record set by Will Goodman in 2010 which stood at 48 hours, 8 minutes and seven seconds by over an hour.<\/p>\n

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