In August, Divester reported the deaths of two Seattle-based Coast Guard divers who died during an operation in the Arctic Ocean. Apparently, Lt. Jessica Hill and Petty Officer 2nd Class Steven Duque were diving beneath the Coast Guard Cutter Healy, inspecting the ice-breaker's rudder. At the time, the Coast Guard declined to provide many details of the incident; they simply described the dive as a cold water familiarization exercise turned tragic. The following month, the Coast Guard revealed that when crew-members aboard the boat noticed something was wrong with the divers after only 10 minutes, they pulled them from the water. Since then, the Coast Guard has released no additional information about the divers' deaths, although the agency has relieved the Healy's commander, citing a loss of confidence in his ability.

Hill's father recently released the autopsy results of his daughter and plans to ask an independent pathologist to review the findings. According to the autopsy summary, Hill suffered "an uncontrolled descent to a possible depth of 189 feet." The autopsy ruled Hill's death accidental, concluding that her death was asphyxia, lung trauma caused as pressure decreases during ascents, and possible air bubbles in the blood. The Coast Guard claims Hill and Duque were planning to dive to a maximum depth of 20 feet that day. If that's true, why did the surface support team allow nearly 200 feet of rope to enter the water? A spokesman said the Coast Guard would not discuss Hill's autopsy report prior to the outcome of its investigations, which are expected next year.