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Tag: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

the Greeks and testing time

I find myself frequently fascinated by the cycles of life, within life, and in how history does indeed repeat itself. Ever more fascinating is how every now and again someone stands out as seeming to have a handle on making history, rather than just becoming a part of it. It’s a skill that very few…

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Home sweet home | #exosuitproject returns from #antikythera

Wow, what a stretch – despite Greece being a new work locale for me, the start of the ‘Return to Antikythera‘ expedition set in as old hat. As these things go, challenges are defined, solutions are identified, and then it comes down to putting together all the pieces with a degree of flexibility to meet…

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Past to Present | Return to Antikythera 2014

In 2014, we partook in a journey to the Greek island of Antikythera for what would be the first archeological use of the Nuytco Research Ltd. Exosuit Atmospheric Diving System. Despite being blessed by the Greek Orthodox Church prior to departure from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the project was hampered with foul weather for 20…

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Past to Present | Return to Antikythera 2014

In October 2014, we participated in a voyage to the remote Greek island of Antikythera, to partake in what would be the first archeological deployment of the Nuytco Research Ltd. Exosuit Atmospheric Diving System. Despite blessing by the Greek Orthodox Church prior to departure, the projet was severely hampered by foul weather, leaving only one…

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Antikythera | Diving through Time

The last several months, and particularly the past couple of weeks have been nothing short of mind numbing…in hindsight, in my opinion anyway, bringing the Exosuit full online and science-mission ready has been nothing short of a monumental task in a relatively short timeframe. While one mission has been triaged for a short time, mission…

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training days

Training and proficiency are almost certainly the two most important things to undertake in preparing for underwater activities. When not diving routinely, the effort to maintain any level of proficiency can be daunting; nevertheless it is a necessary investment to make anticipated work highly efficient and effective. Proficiency itself comes only with time in the…

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