Ólafur Örn Haraldsson, park ranger at Þingvellir National Park, says there is great cause to impose stricter rules for diving in Silfra fissure following yesterday’s diving accident. A Chinese woman in her twenties was left in critical condition after the accident.
Stricter rules for diving in Silfra were introduced in 2013 after a fatal diving accident on 28 December 2012. Following the incident, a decision was taken to ban diving below 18 metres in a bid to ensure divers’ safety.
Silfra fissure is situated close to the shore of Lake Þingvallavatn, south Iceland. It’s part of the dramatic divergent tectonic boundary between the North American and Eurasian plates and a popular cold-water diving site. According to the National Broadcasting Service, Silfra attracts around 30 thousand divers annually.
Ólafur Örn Haraldsson, park ranger at Þingvellir National Park, says there is great cause to impose stricter rules for diving in Silfra fissure following yesterday’s diving accident. A Chinese woman in her twenties was left in critical condition after the accident.
Stricter rules for diving in Silfra were introduced in 2013 after a fatal diving accident on 28 December 2012. Following the incident, a decision was taken to ban diving below 18 metres in a bid to ensure divers’ safety.
Silfra fissure is situated close to the shore of Lake Þingvallavatn, south Iceland. It’s part of the dramatic divergent tectonic boundary between the North American and Eurasian plates and a popular cold-water diving site. According to the National Broadcasting Service, Silfra attracts around 30 thousand divers annually.
