| 6000 |  |
Diver sampling porewater from sands off North Carolina. |
North Carolina |
6001 |  |
Diver prepares herring collection nets next to submersible. |
New England, Jeffries Ledge 1973 October |
6002 |  |
Bongo nets deployed by divers to collect marine snow. |
|
6003 |  |
Dye released to trace near bottom flow over a coral reef ecosystem. |
|
6004 |  |
Diver descends through giant kelp bed. |
California |
6005 |  |
Bubbles frame diver cruising a coral reef. |
|
6006 |  |
Coral reef chasm frames underwater photographer. |
Caribbean |
6007 |  |
Diver with scooter confronts a goosefish. |
New England 1976 May |
6008 |  |
Perry wet sub and mobile habitat (MOHAB) off Lee Stocking Island. |
Bahama Islands, Lee Stocking Island |
6009 |  |
French angelfish looks larger than observing diver. |
|
6010 |  |
Diver deploys respiration bubbles over coral heads. |
1970 September |
6011 |  |
Diver with rebreather and heated dry suit prepares to descend into the ice. |
Arctic |
6012 |  |
Divers are able to collect rock cores from vertical walls on a coral reef. |
Caribbean Sea |
6013 |  |
Divers test rebreathers which are useful for extending bottom time. |
|
6014 |  |
Diver with a full face mask and underwater radio observes large vase sponge. |
Caribbean Sea |
6015 |  |
Ending the dive-- ascending to the sunlight. |
|
6016 |  |
Description not available. |
|
6017 |  |
Description not available. |
|
6018 |  |
Description not available. |
|
6019 |  |
Description not available. |
|
6020 |  |
Description not available. |
|
6021 |  |
Description not available. |
|
6022 |  |
Description not available. |
|
6023 |  |
Description not available. |
|
6024 |  |
Description not available. |
|
6025 |  |
Description not available. |
|
6026 |  |
Description not available. |
|
6027 |  |
Surface supply delivers unlimited air to the divers, but keeps them on a leash. |
1984 June |
6028 |  |
Diving bell serves as a transport and refuge for divers. |
|
6029 |  |
Dive bell equipped with compressed air allows divers to decompress underwater. |
|
6030 |  |
Dive bells provide a stable mid-water station for air,and communications. |
|
6031 |  |
Clear dome in this bell allows scientists to record observations in midwater. |
Hawaii |
6032 |  |
In the air-filled bell dome, divers can talk to each other and the surface. |
|
6033 |  |
Stable on the pool bottom, a bell bobs when hanging from a pitching ship. |
|
6034 |  |
NURC at UNCW's dive bell deployed from the R/V Seahawk. |
1984 July |
6035 |  |
A dive bell support ship must be in a multi-point mooring to avoid dragging. |
|
6036 |  |
Surface supplied air is used in polluted water to avoid contact or ingest. |
|
6037 |  |
Compared to old hard hat diver, Exo mask diver doesn't need lead boots. |
1988 June |
6038 |  |
A dome for talking to the surface and other divers. It is called a personal talk station or PTS. |
|
6039 |  |
Early hard hats were heavy in air, but buoyant underwater. |
|
6040 |  |
Surface-supply and dive bells greatly extend the time divers could stay down. |
|
6041 |  |
NURP dive bell used in the 1980s-- scientists prefer the freedom.of scuba. |
North Carolina 1984 July |
6042 |  |
Umbilical diving through the ice provides a safety line back to the hole. |
|
6043 |  |
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. |
|
6044 |  |
New bubble helmets popular for TV-- speech is clear and face is visible. |
Florida Keys 1996 May |
6045 |  |
Pre-dive check list ensures safety of bell dive operations. |
North Carolina |
6046 |  |
Perry ROV uses a "garage" to hold its umbilical. |
|
6047 |  |
Harbor Branch Oceanographic's SCOOP is used as a safety backup for subs. |
Florida |
6048 |  |
Some manipulator arms have tactile feedback and can handle delicate items. |
|
6049 |  |
NURP's Hawaii center operates an RCV-150 as a safety system for its sub. |
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