Based on the provocative film documentary of the same name, The Third Dive investigates the shocking death of a world-renowned conservation activist.
When experienced diver and award-winning filmmaker Rob Stewart (Sharkwater and Sharkwater: Extinction) drowned while diving off the coast of the Florida Keys in 2017, it was a shock to the world’s environmental movement.
Early reports suggested that Stewart was lead to perform a dangerous and ultimately fatal dive. Fingers were pointed at the dive boat operator and the safety diver accompanying Stewart. A civil case was launched which directed blame at Horizon Divers, Peter Sotis and the company that made the equipment. the company that had taken Stewart out on the dive. The allegation was that they had not done their jobs properly and left him to die in the water. But the real story isn’t nearly as cut and dry—it’s a much more convoluted mystery.
Through interviews and investigative reporting, The Third Dive is a compelling read that uncovers the mysterious and disturbing circumstances surrounding Rob Stewart’s untimely death. Based on the provocative film documentary of the same name, The Third Dive investigates the shocking death of a world-renowned conservation activist
About the Author:
Robert Osborne is the senior producer of Dam Builder Productions and has more than 30 years of working in long-format television. For much of that time he was an investigative journalist working for the CTV show W5. He’s also worked for Marketplace and Pacific Report. Robert has developed a specialty in directing underwater-based documentaries and holds nearly a dozen certifications, including a cave-diving specialty. Robert has won more than half a dozen awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association of Canada; an award from the Canadian Association of Journalists; and an Award of Merit from the Governor General of Canada. He has also been nominated many times for Gemini awards. Robert’s most recent film, Unstoppable, was an investigation into the fentanyl epidemic sweeping across North America, which earned him a Canadian Screen Award for best writing in a documentary. Dam Builder Productions has produced documentaries for the CBC’s The Nature of Things and for the Discovery Channel. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.