CDR Ashok Kumar (83807-W), CCDT (MBI) In Mar 15, Dornier IN-240 had ditched off Karwar and lay at a depth of 58m. Command Clearance Diving Team, Mumbai (CCDT (Mbi)) was tasked for recovery of fuselage and the mortal remains of the personnel likely to be entrapped therein. Diving to this depth was beyond both the qualification depth of Clearance Divers, viz, 55 m and the equipment available viz 50 m. Depth also posed danger of nitrogen narcosis that impairs the divers’ judgement and imposed bottom time restrictions and decompression penalty. Further, the mangled condition of wreck posed danger of snagging/ damaging divers’ equipment and was also partially sunk in loose mud that posed problems of extracting the bodies within limited dive time.