Episodes

Master Diver Milford Buzbee, also known as "Buzz," began serving his country in the Army from the ages of 15 to 19. Like many other young men who wanted to serve in the military, Milford lied about his age to enter military ...

HMC DMT/Independent Duty Corpsman Len Starbeck joined the Navy in 1977 and retired in 2005. You can read about his incredible Navy journey in his self-published book "Medical Diver, What is a Medical Diver?" Len has a poten...

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Joe Kingsbury joined the Navy in Providence, Rhode Island 1966. Warrant Officer Kingsbury retired in April 1996 after 30 years of Navy service. Joe was a diesel-submarine Sailor. He references a boo...

Master Chief Master Diver Retired Bruce Earnest (a.k.a. dirty Ernie) joined the Navy in 1969 and retired in 1993. MDV Earnest duty stations were USS Cascade AD-16 in Naples, Italy, Diving Instructor Duty Washington DC, Satur...

Jon Klukas, Master Chief Master Diver Retired joined the Navy in 1990 and retired after 28 years of active duty. Jon is still involved in the leading edge of diving and hyperbaric technology development as the Copper Collar ...

A Deep-Sea Story about Chief Warrant Officer Grover Cleveland Burke. The furnace that forged Iron Men was set on high temperatures during deck, diving, and salvage evolutions on board the USS Reclaimer ARS-42. The unwritten ...

A Memorial Day Message. HMC (FMF/SW/DV) and Diving Medical Technician Pedro J. Gonzales reported to the Consolidated Divers Unit, now known as the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center Dive Locker, in December 1999. The Pett...

In August of 2007, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit Two Navy Divers were ordered by President George W. Bush to recover victims from under the collapsed Interstate Highway Bridge in the Mississippi River. Recovery of victims w...

Robert Leroy Cave Engineman Master Chief, Master Diver, we knew him as Bobby Cave. He was a 35-year Veteran of the United States Navy. He attained the Rank of Master Chief Petty Officer. Bobby was a Saturation Master Diver...

Navy Diver Chief Petty Officer Micheal Gilbert discusses his real-life challenges and Deep-Sea Story-filled dive career in his new and soon-to-be-published book "Fouled Anchor." Chief Gilbert entered the Navy in May 1998 an...

Master Chief Master Diver Robert Carmichael served in the United States Navy from June 30, 1978, to October 30, 2000. Bob entered the Navy just after turning 17 years of age. He went to SCUBA dive school winter of 1981 thro...

Master Chief Master Diver Steve Wiggins joined the U.S. Navy in November 1978 and retired from active duty in October 2005. He served in the fleet for five years as a Yeoman before he attended Navy 2nd Class Dive School in 1...

Richard (Rick) Armstrong joined the Navy in August 1975. He qualified Navy Master Diver in 1991 and was selected and commissioned into the Navy's Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) Diving Technician program. Chief Warrant Officer ...

Master Chief Master Diver Mark Leet first enlisted into the U.S. Navy in September of 1978. Mark explains how he went to Navy 2nd Class Dive School twice in 1980 and again in 1984. He went to First class dive school in 1986...

Ed Delanoy started his Navy career in the 1970s at the end of the Vietnam era until July 2000. He recalls the most influential people in his life and career, his father, Billie LeRoy Delanoy, his Uncle Edmond Bennett, and Da...

Master Diver Steve Mulholland is currently the Man In the Sea Museum president. Steve speaks to his ongoing efforts to advance the Man In the Sea Museum into full integration with Panama City and Bay County, Florida. He cou...

Two U.S. Navy Diving and Salvage historical missions highlight Captain Bobbie Scholley's 24-year distinguished career. In 2000, Captain Scholley was the officer in charge of the dive team that conducted the recovery and emer...

Master Chief Master Diver Kyle Gaillard talks about repairing America's ships and submarines during the height of the cold war while stationed onboard the USS Dixon AS-37, USS McKee AS-41, and Consolidated Divers Unit in San ...

Master Diver Ralph Bowdish takes us back to the Vietnam era of diving and salvage near Saigon. He talks about tunneling in the rivers, rigging for a Bolster lift, and parbuckling using the MK5 and Jack Brown dive rigs. Master...

Pepper Shirley talks about his Navy Dive friends Mike Cox, Ralph Bonnen, and Shawn Fannin. Pepper and his friends moved the propellers from in front of the Navy Diving and Salvage Training Center to the Navy Experimental Dive...

Master Diver Sam Sangrey tells us great Deep-Sea Stories from his time at Harbor Clearance Unit One, USS Sperry AS 12, USS Cape Code AD 43, USS McKee AS 41, and USS Coucal ASR 8. Master Sangrey talks about conducting Battle ...

Navy Diver Dave Guerra and I talk about Navy Divers and Sailors we served with on the USS Reclaimer ARS 42. Our Deep-Sea Stories covers 7 years of USS Reclaimer history from 1988 up to USS Reclaimer decommissioning in 1994.