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 capabilities, made for a mission set of skills in high demand.
Jan. 1, 2023
Forging Iron Men and Women at Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit TWO
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…
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…