Tag: for undersea visitors and practitioners
building a nation | John Adams
To say I am completely taken by the HBO mini-series about John Adams is an understatement. Generally not being a history buff, I had some reservations about sitting through nearly 10 hours of US Political History, but I was pleasantly surprised. Showing the viewer a perspective of the formation of the United States from a…
Read MoreBranson goes 20,000 leagues under the sea…
Or more like just on a fancy, overpriced scuba dive… Branson goes 20,000 leagues under the sea On one hand, this is indeed progress for ocean exploration – that is creating the ability for humans to perceive a more familiar mode of undersea transportation. On the other hand, a $25,000 ride to 100 feet using…
Read Morewhen the blue is blacker than black
With 2010 kicking into high gear, despite the frigid New England weather we’ve had the past few weeks, it’s back to business as usual for many marine contractors. Just this past week I started a major rehab project of a submerged railway system used for launching and hauling large ferries and other transport vessels. This…
Read Moredefining the deep envelope
A recent December 5th dive in the Red Sea took steps to define the capacity of humans to foray into the deep. A team of 3 divers using rEvo rebreathers completed a dive to 211 meters depth (about 700 feet). The deep push team included Paul Raymaekers (Belgium), Marco Reis (Brasil), and Pim van der…
Read Moreecogenesis, or ecogenocide?
A recent History Channel program about space exploration shed light on the concept of ‘ecogenesis’, of Mars in particular. For those not familiar with this activity, also known as ‘terraforming’, it involves catalyzing the development of a new or altered ecosystem. The television program went on to suggest that as humans venture to Mars with…
Read Morehow much is too much?
For those of you who are not familiar with my daytime musings, I am a fulltime contract diver. I went down this path as a means to face some personal fears and anxieties that I had about being in the water. Suffice to say, I am well past that, and now use my daily undersea…
Read MoreBill, Danny…what’s in a name?
Weekend #2 this season with threats of severe tropical weather keeping me at my desk, rather than outside. This is the first summer season in several years with two major storms making their way here in the Northeast so early. Last week, Hurricane Bill, and this week, Tropical storm Danny. The reports cause a degree…
Read Morea little bit of an open mind can go a long, long way
The kid’s statement at the tail end of this news piece is one that should resonate in all of our heads…’2000 years ago, no one believed the Earth was round’. In the grand scheme of things, that amount of time is relatively insignificant. However, given our short visit to this Planet, it is difficult to…
Read Morefacing fears, and moving forward
August is an exciting time for environmentalists and ocean enthusiasts. here in the Northern Hemisphere, the warm weather draws us outside to play and find new and exciting interactions with the world around us. It is also the annual home to the Discovery Channel’s ‘Shark Week’, where for better or worse, both sides of the…
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