Oceans of Opportunity

Tag: literature reviews

deep, out of necessity

Today it often seems that the push for range extension for manned diving excursions comes from the recreational community. The motivation is often a personal one, though benefits naturally extend to other areas or disciplines. Peter Maas’ ‘The Terrible Hours’ is an account of the rescue and salvage of the Squalus, a US submarine designed…

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Undersea Colonies | a review

Dennis Chamberland’s ‘Undersea Colonies’ takes us on a journey to better contemplate a permanent human presence in the oceans. The book is a quick read, and intended for both undersea professionals and the layperson. The book forgoes the complex physics and physiology of saturation diving and the engineering feats behind undersea living structures, and focuses…

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