The Virginian-Pilot
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July 14, 2012
NORFOLK VA USA
A civilian contractor died Friday during a dive operation at Norfolk Naval Station.
Michael Louis Knight, 49, was part of a Seaward Marine dive crew conducting underwater ship husbandry operations on the amphibious assault ship Wasp.
Emergency crews were called to Pier 10 at 10:17 a.m., and Knight was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:52 a.m., said Terri Davis, a Navy spokeswoman.
According to the company, Knight had worked for Seaward Marine Services for 24 years. He lived in Virginia Beach.
An autopsy is pending. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/07/civilian-diver-va-beach-dies-naval-station
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