Warrant Officer Diver Terry Settle, expert in mine clearance – obituary
Lauded for his coolness under pressure, he carried out lifesaving work across the globe, from the Gulf of Suez to the Mediterranean
31 March 2021 • 6:11pm
Terry Settle with his family outside Buckingham Palace: during his career he was appointed MBE and was awarded the British Empire Medal and the Queen’s Medal for Gallantry
Warrant Officer Diver Terry Settle, who has died aged 76, was one of Britain’s most highly decorated postwar clearance divers.
In September 1984 Settle led a team of divers, part of an international effort known as Operation Harling, to investigate after a score of ships were mysteriously damaged by mines thought to have been laid by the Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi in the Gulf of Suez.