| 7500 |  |
Ending the dive-- ascending to the sunlight. |
|
7501 |  |
Description not available. |
|
7502 |  |
Description not available. |
|
7503 |  |
Description not available. |
|
7504 |  |
Description not available. |
|
7505 |  |
Description not available. |
|
7506 |  |
Description not available. |
|
7507 |  |
Description not available. |
|
7508 |  |
Description not available. |
|
7509 |  |
Description not available. |
|
7510 |  |
Description not available. |
|
7511 |  |
Description not available. |
|
7512 |  |
Surface supply delivers unlimited air to the divers, but keeps them on a leash. |
1984 June |
7513 |  |
Diving bell serves as a transport and refuge for divers. |
|
7514 |  |
Dive bell equipped with compressed air allows divers to decompress underwater. |
|
7515 |  |
Dive bells provide a stable mid-water station for air,and communications. |
|
7516 |  |
Clear dome in this bell allows scientists to record observations in midwater. |
Hawaii |
7517 |  |
In the air-filled bell dome, divers can talk to each other and the surface. |
|
7518 |  |
Stable on the pool bottom, a bell bobs when hanging from a pitching ship. |
|
7519 |  |
NURC at UNCW's dive bell deployed from the R/V Seahawk. |
1984 July |
7520 |  |
A dive bell support ship must be in a multi-point mooring to avoid dragging. |
|
7521 |  |
Surface supplied air is used in polluted water to avoid contact or ingest. |
|
7522 |  |
Compared to old hard hat diver, Exo mask diver doesn't need lead boots. |
1988 June |
7523 |  |
A dome for talking to the surface and other divers. It is called a personal talk station or PTS. |
|
7524 |  |
Early hard hats were heavy in air, but buoyant underwater. |
|
7525 |  |
Surface-supply and dive bells greatly extend the time divers could stay down. |
|
7526 |  |
NURP dive bell used in the 1980s-- scientists prefer the freedom.of scuba. |
North Carolina 1984 July |
7527 |  |
Umbilical diving through the ice provides a safety line back to the hole. |
|
7528 |  |
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. |
|
7529 |  |
New bubble helmets popular for TV-- speech is clear and face is visible. |
Florida Keys 1996 May |
7530 |  |
Pre-dive check list ensures safety of bell dive operations. |
North Carolina |
7531 |  |
Perry ROV uses a "garage" to hold its umbilical. |
|
7532 |  |
Harbor Branch Oceanographic's SCOOP is used as a safety backup for subs. |
Florida |
7533 |  |
Some manipulator arms have tactile feedback and can handle delicate items. |
|
7534 |  |
NURP's Hawaii center operates an RCV-150 as a safety system for its sub. |
|
7535 |  |
Manipulator arms with tactile feedback are especially useful for science. |
|
7536 |  |
NURP1 MiniROVer's fresnel lens used for counting particles and plankton. |
|
7537 |  |
Deploying the PHANTOM S2 through ice in Antarctica. |
Antarctica, McMurdo Sound |
7538 |  |
PHANTOM 300 guided by diver records a stalagmite in a cave in the Bahamas. |
|
7539 |  |
PHANTOM S2 working hard bottom reef in the Gulf of Farallons Sanctuary. |
California, Gulf of Farallons |
7540 |  |
VENTANA operated by the Monterey Bay Research Institute. |
California, Moss Landing |
7541 |  |
Conning station includes joysticks to operate ROVs and cameras. |
|
7542 |  |
KRAKEN operated by NURP's northeast regional center. |
|
7543 |  |
KRAKEN MaxROVer prepares to dive. |
|
7544 |  |
KOMATSU ampbibious bulldozer used for construction and pipe laying operations. |
|
7545 |  |
NURP1 low cost ROV can be deployed from small boats and dive to 1000 feet. |
Connecticut, Long Island Sound |
7546 |  |
PHANTOM S2 dives the face of a reef wall. |
California, Gulf of Farallons |
7547 |  |
PHANTOM S2's manipulator arm carries seaweed responsible for overgrowing corals. |
Florida |
7548 |  |
PHANTOM 300 inspects wreck. |
|
7549 |  |
Spelunking cave diver towed by Phantom ROV. |
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