UK wreck-diving legend Jamie Powell diesBritish wreck-diver and mixed-gas pioneer Jamie Powell, described by contemporaries as a “technical-diving legend”, has died following a rebreather dive on the WW1 G42 torpedo-boat wreck in the Dover Strait. Powell had stuck to using open-circuit throughout his illustrious diving career until this year, when he converted to using a rebreather. Jamie Powell diving out of Dover in 2024 (Leigh Bishop)In 1994 Powell was a member of Polly & Simon Tapson’s ground-breaking Lusitania mixed-gas expedition off Ireland. He also took part in early exploration of deep wrecks such as HMS Affray, HMS King Edward VII, HMS Aboukir, HMS Hogue and HMS Cressy during the 1990s. Jamie Powell leaves his wife Becky and two daughters – all of whom had enjoyed diving together as a family.