Irwin planned to make a sixth trip to Ararat in July 1986, with a smaller team. These plans were disrupted when he suffered arrhythmia on 6 June. By July, however, he had resumed plans for the expedition. "My doctor is against my traveling, and he said that I cannot go over 10,000 feet," Irwin said. "But the Lord willing, I will be there." After completing an aerial survey of Ararat, Irwin's team was detained at their hotel, under accusations of violating Soviet and Iranian airspace. The party was released once local officials confirmed Irwin's flight had been authorized. According to expedition member Bob Cornuke, Irwin expressed concern that his fame attracted media attention and security risks that were hampering the search. "Jim himself had confided on our last trip, as the permit process reached new heights of lunacy, that the problems could be traced to "him", not (as some had come to suspect) a sinister Turkish plot to prevent us from finding the ark." In September, Irwin announced "I think I’ve done all I can to attract attention to the ark. I think it is time others take up the search."