Port Noarlungas scuba diving horror disaster. On Sunday, August 13th, 1961, Port Noarlunga Reef took the life of its first scuba victim. Maxwell had gone to the reef to test out his new wetsuit and perform some scuba spearfishing. After failing to return to his son, his son grew worried and contacted the life savers who found that he wasn't connected to the buoy he tied himself too. What happened to Maxwell?