763 Dives With a Purpose

Subscriber Content Preview
Only active subscribers can view the whole article here

searching for his lost love

Yasuo Takamatsu has spent nearly 15 years diving to search for the remains of his wife Yuko, in an act of grief, devotion, and love.

Yasuo is about to take his 763rd dive for Yuko.

In 2011, Yuko was swept away in the most devastating tsunami ever to hit Japan. Yasuo searched for his wife in hospitals and in evacuation centers -- but her body was never recovered. Since then, twice a month, every month, Yasuo has returned to the waters that took her from him -- and his dives have become a profound ritual of remembrance....

Subscribers: Read the full article here

---

Get more dive info like these and other important scuba updates sent monthly to your email. And a FREE Recent Issue of Undercurrent
Get a free monthly email and a sample issue!