ABSTRACT
Although most of our information on this topic has been acquired from naval research work, it is also relevant to some civilian divers. Explosives are used in salvage, mining and dredging operations, as well as in war-like activities which involve divers and shipwreck survivors. During the Second World War, there were many deaths of divers and swimmers following air, surface ship or submarine attack. One report claimed that mortality from the underwater blast injuries could approach 80 per cent.
