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Maurice Fargues (April 23, 1913 – September 17, 1947) was a diver with the French Navy and a close associate of commander Philippe Tailliez and deputy commander Jacques Cousteau. In August 1946, Fargues saved the lives of Cousteau and Frédéric Dumas during their dive into the karstic spring of Vaucluse .
Nov 22, 2021 · He wanted to show that the Aqua-Lung would allow divers to go more than 100 meters (328 feet) deep. But the person to make the initial attempt, First Mate Maurice Fargues, died.
Oct 20, 2021 · In 1947, diver Maurice Fargues died while attempting to set a new depth record with the aqualung. This only focused Cousteau’s mind further. Fargues’s death must not be in vain, Cousteau...
Maurice Fargues (23 avril 1913 - 17 septembre 1947) est un plongeur de la Marine nationale française et un proche collaborateur du commandant Philippe Tailliez et du commandant Jacques-Yves Cousteau [1].
Nov 11, 2011 · Cousteau lost friend and colleague Maurice Fargues to the ‘rapture of the deep’, or nitrogen narcosis, and he fathered two children outside his marriage with Francine Triplet, whom he eventually married.
Maurice Fargues (April 23, 1913 – September 17, 1947) was a diver with the French Navy and a close associate of Jacques Cousteau and Philippe Tailliez. [1] . In August 1946, Fargues saved the lives of Cousteau and Frédéric Dumas during their dive into the Fountain of Vaucluse.
Apr 26, 2015 · TIL:in 1947, Maurice Fargues, a French diver, participated in an attempt to determine the maximum depth a scuba diver could reach. Tagging his name along an anchor line for confirmation, Fargues reached that depth at 120 meters when he failed to signal. Resuscitation attempts continued for 12 hours. : r/todayilearned.
