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bumps, bruises, & the bends
Working dives are hard. There’s no way around it. Most often, the tasks we carry out are not with surgical precision – they are with a crowbar. Working divers are they themselves tools of the trade. Much like an ROV that is sent on a dive equipped to carry out a task, the diver is…
Read Morehuman ocean exploration – why bother?
Those of us who work and play out there on the edge – be it physically or intellectually – fully appreciate the challenge in self-motivation. There is often no ‘competiton’ per se to drive us along. Our mission comes from within, and we must do all we can to challenge ourselves and make progress. When…
Read Morethe lion’s mane
Just as the excitement of milder, but stll very clear, New England waters kickstarts the spring diving season (yes, finally wet suit time!), we’re faced with yet another hazard – lion’s mane jellyfish. Over a decade ago, I believe in 1999 or 2000, Rhode Island waters were heavily infested with these jellies. They were here by…
Read Morehumans’ place in frontier exploration
I received an e-invite a few days ago to participate in an online event that suggested participants will be “exploring the ocean without leaving the shore“. Of course this peaked my interests, so I followed some web links around and arrived at the statement, “Just imagine Neil Armstrong never leaving his desk in Houston yet…
Read MoreHand in Hand | the Exosuit and Accessible Ocean Space
This is a special series on a ‘New Life’ by National Geographic Explorer Michael Lombardi as he chronicles his journey through ‘Depth, Time, & Space‘ using the new Exosuit Atmospheric Diving System (ADS). Content syndicated from National Geographic’s Explorers Journal: http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/04/30/hand-in-hand-the-exosuit-and-accessible-ocean-space/#.UYBs3VlMDxk.blogger The journey we’re all on indeed has mysterious ways of revealing itself; all the…
Read Morediving with ‘style’
In more recent time, especially now that my R&D shop is up and running, I’ve been paying closer attention to the equipment refinements that make the job of working underwater all the more efficient. In some cases, I’ve had to develop things from scratch, in others, its a matter of making minor changes to existing…
Read MoreReflections on the Narragansett Bay Bottom
Springtime here in the Ocean State means getting ready for the busy boating season. As a marine contractor, part of that includes servicing moorings. I’ve been diving on moorings for more than 15 years at this point. It can be a monotonous task, with upwards of twenty ups and downs made every day, though of…
Read Morethe Race on Evil Street
We are all affected, and we were all targets in yesterday’s tragic event at the Boston Marathon. With a half million people drawn into the city for this one event, and less than a few degrees of separation, each and every one of us feels the impact of this blow to our community. So many…
Read Morea Will to Live, a Dream to Dive
The allure of venturing underwater is the freedom that it brings. Diving separates us from an overcrowded, stressful two-dimensional existence, and offers just a brief glimpse into something much bigger than life as we know it – an entirely new frontier there for the taking. It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost seven years…
Read Morediving is a pain in the neck
Literally. Two weeks ago I woke up in the morning with that crick in your neck that prevents you from turning your head side to side without a radiating pain. Generally, as most have experienced, a few days rest and its back to business as usual. In my case, my ‘few days rest’ turned into…
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