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Jan. 21, 2023
An Opportunity to Bolster and Reclaim Salvage Deep-Sea Stories
Did you Grasp the title of this blog? A failed attempt to video cast an interview with Captain Mark Helmkamp, USN (Ret.), turned into a three-hour Deep-Sea Stories session over a cold Texas Bourbon. Mark introduced to me a new brand of b…
Jan. 16, 2023
The Submarine Rescue Chamber and Trusting the Law of Physics
"Trust the Law of Physics." That's what Master Diver Scully used to say to the Submarine Rescue Chamber (SRC) operators during his dive pre-brief. The operators would dog (close and secure) and double check the two hatches were shut befo…
Jan. 7, 2023
The Wall of Deep-Sea Stories
This wall is full of Deep-Sea Stories! Master Chief Master Diver Steve Zentz and I are standing next to the Master Diver Wall at the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Unit in Panama City, Florida. Steve and I pointed to names and asked e…
Jan. 1, 2023
Forging Iron Men and Women at Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit TWO
Forging themselves as Iron Men, these U.S. Navy Deep-Divers persevered through the most demanding assignments. Deep-sea diving to 300 feet of seawater, breathing a mixture of gases that make party balloons float away, with expeditionary capabi…