Pascal Bernabé is a French

scuba diver Scuba diving is a mode of underwater diving whereby divers use breathing equipment that is completely independent of a surface air supply. The name "scuba", an acronym for "Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus", was coined by Chris ...

who in 2005 laid claim to the world best for depth on a deep dive using

self-contained breathing apparatus A self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), sometimes referred to as a compressed air breathing apparatus (CABA) or simply breathing apparatus (BA), is a device worn to provide breathable air in an atmosphere that is immediately dangerous to ...

. Bernabé claimed to have reached a maximum depth of using trimix on 5 June 2005 near

Propriano Propriano (; co, Prupià, ) is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. It is situated on the Valinco Gulf. Population Transport * Railway stations in Corsica - stillborn branch See also * Co ...

Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...

. This was actually deeper than the official deepest scuba dive recognized by

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at the time. That mark, set by

Nuno Gomes Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro (born 5 July 1976), known as Nuno Gomes, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was given the nickname ''Gomes'' during childhood after Fernando Gomes, and was regarded ...

in Dahab,

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, was of sea water. However, Bernabé's claimed deepest dive was not included in the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' due to insufficient evidence of such a dive ever being performed. On 18 September 2014, Ahmed Gabr descended to in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt, setting a new world record that superseded both Nuno's officially recognized record and Pascal's claimed record. Ahmed's record was verified by Guinness World Records.

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Pascal Bernabé official site (French)
1964 births Living people French underwater divers Place of birth missing (living people) {{Underwater-diving-bio-stub