| 2050 |  |
Coral reef chasm frames underwater photographer. |
Caribbean |
2051 |  |
Diver with scooter confronts a goosefish. |
New England 1976 May |
2052 |  |
Perry wet sub and mobile habitat (MOHAB) off Lee Stocking Island. |
Bahamas, Lee Stocking Island |
2053 |  |
French angelfish looks larger than observing diver. |
|
2054 |  |
Diver deploys respiration bubbles over coral heads. |
1970 September |
2055 |  |
Diver with rebreather and heated dry suit prepares to descend into the ice. |
Arctic |
2056 |  |
Divers are able to collect rock cores from vertical walls on a coral reef. |
Caribbean |
2057 |  |
Divers test rebreathers which are useful for extending bottom time. |
|
2058 |  |
Diver with a full face mask and underwater radio observes large vase sponge. |
Caribbean |
2059 |  |
Ending the dive-- ascending to the sunlight. |
|
2060 |  |
Description not available. |
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2061 |  |
Description not available. |
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2062 |  |
Description not available. |
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2063 |  |
Description not available. |
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2064 |  |
Description not available. |
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2065 |  |
Description not available. |
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2066 |  |
Description not available. |
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2067 |  |
Description not available. |
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2068 |  |
Description not available. |
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2069 |  |
Description not available. |
|
2070 |  |
Description not available. |
|
2071 |  |
Surface supply delivers unlimited air to the divers, but keeps them on a leash. |
1984 June |
2072 |  |
Diving bell serves as a transport and refuge for divers. |
|
2073 |  |
Dive bell equipped with compressed air allows divers to decompress underwater. |
|
2074 |  |
Dive bells provide a stable mid-water station for air,and communications. |
|
2075 |  |
Clear dome in this bell allows scientists to record observations in midwater. |
Hawaii |
2076 |  |
In the air-filled bell dome, divers can talk to each other and the surface. |
|
2077 |  |
Stable on the pool bottom, a bell bobs when hanging from a pitching ship. |
|
2078 |  |
NURC at UNCW's dive bell deployed from the R/V Seahawk. |
1984 July |
2079 |  |
A dive bell support ship must be in a multi-point mooring to avoid dragging. |
|
2080 |  |
Surface supplied air is used in polluted water to avoid contact or ingest. |
|
2081 |  |
Compared to old hard hat diver, Exo mask diver doesn't need lead boots. |
1988 June |
2082 |  |
A dome for talking to the surface and other divers. It is called a personal talk station or PTS. |
|
2083 |  |
Early hard hats were heavy in air, but buoyant underwater. |
|
2084 |  |
Surface-supply and dive bells greatly extend the time divers could stay down. |
|
2085 |  |
NURP dive bell used in the 1980s-- scientists prefer the freedom.of scuba. |
North Carolina 1984 July |
2086 |  |
Umbilical diving through the ice provides a safety line back to the hole. |
|
2087 |  |
J. Peress' 1-atm dive suit, Tritonia, explored the Lusitania wreck in 1935. Jim Jarrett was Peress's chief diver and made this dive to 312 feet. This suit was a precursor to the "Jim" suit, named for Jim Jarrett. |
|
2088 |  |
New bubble helmets popular for TV-- speech is clear and face is visible. |
Florida Keys 1996 May |
2089 |  |
Pre-dive check list ensures safety of bell dive operations. |
North Carolina |
2090 |  |
Perry ROV uses a "garage" to hold its umbilical. |
|
2091 |  |
Harbor Branch Oceanographic's SCOOP is used as a safety backup for subs. |
Florida |
2092 |  |
Some manipulator arms have tactile feedback and can handle delicate items. |
|
2093 |  |
NURP's Hawaii center operates an RCV-150 as a safety system for its sub. |
|
2094 |  |
Manipulator arms with tactile feedback are especially useful for science. |
|
2095 |  |
NURP1 MiniROVer's fresnel lens used for counting particles and plankton. |
|
2096 |  |
Deploying the PHANTOM S2 through ice in Antarctica. |
Antarctica, McMurdo Sound |
2097 |  |
PHANTOM 300 guided by diver records a stalagmite in a cave in the Bahamas. |
|
2098 |  |
PHANTOM S2 working hard bottom reef in the Gulf of Farallons Sanctuary. |
California, Gulf of Farallons |
2099 |  |
VENTANA operated by the Monterey Bay Research Institute. |
California, Moss Landing |
