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Earth’s Mysteries Revealed…One Descent at a Time

We just returned from a safe and hugely productive 10 day expedition to continue our scientific and exploratory investigations of the Bahama Deep. On my return, buried in the mound of ‘stuff to-do’ was a pleasant and warmly welcomed note from Onlinecourses.net that informed me that ‘A New Life’ was

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and…we’re off! the deep reef awaits

There is no amount of preparation, mental or otherwise, that fully prepares you for an expedition. Big or small objectives, solo or a team – when the stakes are high, the stress is high. While I may not have shown it, my stomach has been in knots for weeks now.

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you guys have it made

‘Oh really?’, was my surprised response to the comment from a  well-to-do client as we reviewed the scope of work for a project from his 15th floor office overlooking Boston Harbor. Have it made? I guess you have to put life in perspective. Out on the water everyday, underwater most days,

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Conquering the Abyss

‘Spooky’ is the word to describe my forays into the deep, and ‘flattered’ would be the word to describe my reaction to this great News Desk piece released by National Geographic. Curiously, I often ponder the realization that it’s been 40 years since Walter Starck used his first ‘Electrolung’ off

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one small step for man – 8 years earlier

I wouldn’t have thought twice about today being any more significant than yesterday, though thanks to Google I was reminded otherwise. Today is an incredibly significant day in fact – marking the 50th anniversary of mankind’s first steps beyond Planet Earth. Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin left our atmosphere on April 12,

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