Thanks for the post Ace, interesting reading.. and re being two month old news; remember, this is a global site, news doesn't travel that fast across borders or waters, sharing stories keeps us all informed. Better to hear twice then not at all.

With regards to the status, IUCN still lists this species as critically endangered, this was reassessed in 2006

http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/7857/summ

Regardless of the status of the species, still a sad loss of life for the unfortunate diver and his family.