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‘basking’ in the sun

On the eve of Discovery’s Shark Week, I was invited by Captain Charlie Donilon (Snappa Charters)to head offshore of Rhode Island to assist with underwater filming for a feature film production by Garth Donovan. I’ve headed offshore to dive with our local sharks out in bluewater annually for about the last

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Exosuit ADS training a success

Just returned home from an exhilarating and informative week out in North Vancouver at Nuytco Research Ltd, where I participated in a training program on the latest generation Atmospheric Diving System (ADS) – the Exosuit. My participation in the program was at the invitation of the JF White Contracting Company

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Exosuit Project: a Journey through Depth, Time, & Space

Below is a collation of feeds from my Blog mini-series hosted on National Geographic’s explorers Journal. Stay tuned as the project continues. Your donation will   help our team develop forthcoming scientific exploration programs.  The project can be followed at http://exosuitproject.blogspot.com. Subscribe to RSS headline updates from: Powered by FeedBurner Related

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Innovation | First Exosuit ADS training program

The J.F. White Contracting Company invites Lombardi to participate in the first training program on the Nuytco Research Ltd. Exosuit ADS in North Vancouver, Canada. This is the start of a new relationship with J.F. White. Lombardi and O’Brien become the first Exosuit pilots representing the science community.

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an underwater workforce

On a near daily basis, I end up engaged in inquisitive dialogue about my line of work as an undersea professional. My sense of normalcy is apparently a ‘wet’ dream for numerous others. While its far from all fun and games, the allure of the underwater world is indeed what keeps

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Ocean Opportunity Inc. (OO) is a 501(c)3 not for profit organization established in 2003 by Explorer Michael Lombardi.

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