Author: oceanopportunity
Saving Lives Through Non-Invasive Ventilation
Dubai, Aug 9, 2020 (Issuewire.com) – The Health Bank have partnered with Subsalve to bring the non-invasive ventilation hood solution to the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia Region, as exclusive and strategic distributors. This partnership will introduce efficient, affordable and essential respiratory solution to the health care systems in the regions, through a device authorized…
Read MoreNBC 10: Rhode Island companies are creating a device aimed at keeping people off ventilators
(WJAR) — Underwater technology companies in Rhode Island are teaming up, combining their skills to create breathing bubbles they hope can keep people off ventilators during this COIVD-19 pandemic. “We make about 200 to 300 a day,” Richard Fryburg told NBC10. Hundreds of clear helmets line the shelves inside his Subsalve factory in Quonset with an…
Read MoreHow Dare You…?
Like it or not, the little girl has a good point. Greta Thunberg’s recent United Nations address was strong, clear, and consistent. Some elder folk are probably hearing her soapbox speech and the response is an ‘aww isn’t she cute’, and that’s exactly what’s wrong – ‘how dare you’ is exactly right. It’s easy to…
Read More#filltheboot for Muscular Dystrophy
Today was our local fire department’s ‘Fill the Boot’ day to raise funds for Muscular Dystrophy research, awareness, and community support. As I dropped in my handful of cruddy change from the cup holder in my truck I couldn’t help but reflect back on our work with Matt Johnston and his Diving a Dream project…
Read Morewho’s in the dive team?
I’ve had to switch gears in between diving modes quite a bit as of late, so am re-hashing this post (originally from 2013) to keep some fresh perspective out there on the subject of dive team composition… The overwhelming majority of dives I have made have been alone – or at least I’m alone in…
Read MoreIn Oceans Deep | a review
Bill Streever’s “In Oceans Deep” hits the nail on the head, referencing from the very beginning that the book tackles “humanity’s presence beneath the waves”, and later concluding that “…a key role remains for manned expeditions…inspiration”. Embodied within those two sentiments is a chronicle of several pivotal moments in human intervention’s history and across various…
Read MoreHappy Birthday Blog to Me
For those following my various blogs and bramblings, yes, I am still very much on a Blog hiatus, though felt compelled to make a few short key strokes today…seeing as it’s my birthday and I do love to write, I may as well write. As many of my days go, it was spent on on…
Read MoreNew Book : Closed Circuit, Open Sourced
During my recent Blogging hiatus, I shifted my time allocated towards writing to bottom out a long overdue book project., and am pleased to share here that ‘Closed Circuit | Open Sourced’ is now published and available on Amazon.com. I’ve been diving closed circuit rebreathers for almost 20 years, having realized the strong potential for…
Read MoreSigning off…for now
To my loyal Blog readers and followers, I’m taking a break from Blogging… For this next stretch, I am committing my time allocated to writing to completing a long overdue technical manuscript, and then following that with a new book project. I have no idea how long this will keep me offline, but believe it…
Read MoreOut of Sight, Out of Mind
They say “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure”, and that may well be the case for pickers galore, or even for we subaquatic pickers – wreck hunters, salvors, and history nerds. But it’s not all fun and games… In some cases, underwater wreckage is actually a watery grave, and must be treated with the…
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