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PUBLISHER / EDITOR JOEL D. SILVERSTEIN If you have ever wondered why some divers go deeper than 130 feet this issue may answer some of those questions . Before I go ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER/ MANAGING EDITOR on about how wonderful it is to dive deep, let me say deep is any JAMES P. CLEARY dive below 60 feet. If you want to dive below that depth, think it

ASSOCIATE EDITOR through . Be prepared in advance, know the tables, contingencies, MELISSA A. ORENSTEIN risks. is not an activity to be taken lightly . The men and

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS women who dive to extreme depths have many years of training and TOM BAKER DANIEL BERG, in-water experience . Diving deep is not for everyone nor should it be; KIRDY KURKOMELIS, BARBARA LANDER, HILLARY VIDERS, Pb.D the and risks involved are great, some deadly . Recently, four divers died while deep here in the CONTRIBUTING North East. I am deeply saddened and concerned by their deaths, so WRITERS & PHOl'OGRAPHERS EDWARD BETTS much so that this issue was almost pulled. Rather than not discuss this CAPT. STEVE BIELENDA very real aspect of diving, we have tried to add a note of caution in GLENN BUTLER CATHIE CUSH every story; a very real note . BERNIE CHOWDHURY Unfortunately, two of the deaths occurred on the ROD FARB Andrea Dorio HANK GARVIN less than two weeks apart. It was reported that one diver was untrained in mixed-gas diving and ran out of gas. The other diver LES GLICK BRADLEY GOLDEN deviated from the plan with his buddies, got lost inside the wreck, and PROP. HENRY KEATTS also ran out of gas. Another diver was "home brewing" and CAPT. HOWARD KLEIN RICHARD KOHLER used the wrong mix for his depth . The fourth diver's cause of death JOZEF KOPPELMAN has not yet been disclosed. CAPT. JOHN LACHE.NMEYER PE.TE & JACKIE NAWROCKY My point is, although there are many things to see below 130 JEFFREY RUDE.LL, MD feet (and in many respects this issue glorifies them) deep diving is BRADLEY SHE.ARD JEFFREY J. SILVERSTEIN dangerous . If you want to venture far into the deep, please, take the DARRYL STEINHAUSER time to learn and develop the skills necessary to dive with the greatest

Sub Aqua Jounw welcorMS unsolic:itad safety procedures possible. It's not worth dying for. materials, both written and photographic. In this issue, Barb Lander leads off with a pioneering effort by Submissiorwand queriesshould be accompa­ nied by a self.addressed envelope to insure some extraordinary divers who visit the Ostfriesland in 338 feet of their return. Allmaterial published ia subject to water. Their team leader was test diving a new gas mix called neox. editing . Reproduction without permission of the publisher ia prohibilltd . Mail all editorial Dan Berg tenaciously completes working dives to 120 feet, revisiting correspondence and photographs to the the USS Algol to recover the auxiliary helm . I make my maiden editor. voyage to the Andrea Doria after four years of training. Hank Garvin NOTICE: shares some insights on when not to dive . Kirby gets another chance Diving ia a potentially dangeroia actvity . Per­ sons engaging In this actvity should be certi- at diving the Oregon (one of my favorites) but opts for dinner and 1ied by a reputable training agency . Once artifacts rather than celluloid memories. certiled you should dive within your training and personal limits. lntormation published in Captain Lachenmeyer "drops in" to share some insights on the Sub Aqua Journal is not a substitull tor belt . Hillary tells why staying wet on the inside can education or training . SUb Aqua Journal is not responsible or liable tor the contlnts of prevent sickness. This issue also includes two new any intormation or rec:ommendatione pub­ product reviews and an exciting new book on deep wrecks by diver lished herain . Brad Sheard. SUBSCRIPTIONRATES: Single copy $1 .95. Authors Bret Gilliam and Robert Von Maier share a timely Annual subacriptlon $21.95. Subacriplon excerpt from their latest book with some sensible metho s of planning outside of U.S. add $10.00 postage. Paid orders U.S. bids only. Send r9qUNla to the your gas consumption. When you' re out of air you' r t of life. Let's circulationdepannent. Postage paid at Gar­ be responsible down there. den City, NY (permit no. 148). Deep Diving - the focus of this issue Entirecon11nts Copyright C 1892 by: who venture in search of their dreams. SA.I Publlahlng Inc. Al righlll r&NrWd.

SUB AQUA JOURNAL e AUGUST 1992 • 2 THE GLOW FROM B

E On the Ostfriesland 338 feet below the surface, Brod Sheard captu res this pio neer ing moment on film . milled about the crowded dive Osrftieslarul were labeled "un­ diver to use "neox ." Despite the deck filming and interviewing as divable . • Clayton and Gentile hazing Ken endured prior to the preparations continued. Finally, marked their third visit to the dive he did not glow in the water. after four hours of preparation, historic battleship in two years . (Although later that night tired the first team disappeared beneath Packer, Gatto and Sheard, al­ divers thou ght they detected a red L the fortuitously calm water 72 though not newcomers to deep glow from Ken's bunk . . . NOT !) miles off Cape Charles, Virginia . diving, chalked up their first dive Ken has plans for anothe r More than 300 feet below the to the Ostf,iesla,ui . neox dive using a seco nd bottom divers would explore the Osrfr­ Such an extreme depth is not mix of . He believes he can ieslarul, a World War I German feasible on air; the toxic effects of achieve an optim al decomp ression battleship; a war prize . She had under pres sure would by breathin g heliox first, off-gas­ 0 been sunk in 1921 by aircraft as likely overcome the divers long sing that mix by swi tching mid­ part of an experiment conducted before they could complete their dive to neox. Hold on to your by General Billy Mitchell. The dive, if they didn't succumb to thesa urus he - calls this "deep success of aircraft against naval narcosis first. tissue isobaric inert gas counte r vessels ushered in a new era of Most of the divers were using diffu sion and subsa turation." As military strategy . heliox 12 % as their bottom mix . good as the idea sounds it is Explorers Ken Clayton , Gary The exception was Ken Clayton probably not something you want w Gentile, Tom Packer, Steve Gatto who with the co-operation of Un­ to try . Lou Sarlo, of the Gas by Barbara Lander and Brad Sheard were them selves ion Carbide was field testing a Station, Inc. calculates the cost of heralding a new era . Only a few neon-oxygen mixtur e. Ken be­ a neox fill at over $700 . The sun was high in the sky years ago wrecks as deep as the lieves he is the first recreational Beca use this group was break­ but the usual pre-dive hustle and ing new ground on several fron­ horseplay was missing . A com ­ tiers, the Explorers Club award­ plicated maze of lines was being ed its coveted flag based on the rigged beneath the Miss Liruisey . Scie ntific, Historic, and Adven­ Dozens of regulators and tanks ture Merit of the expedition . were being carefully checked After near ly three hours in and re-checked . Dive plan s and the water - with only 11 min­ contingency plans were reviewed utes on the battleship - divers with team members and support climb ed out of the watt:r exhila­ divers for what seemed to be the rated. TY camera rolling they hundredth time . answe red the inevitable question Cri ses happened - a staged "Was it worth it?" Eyes aglow bottle disappeared and lines with excitement (Ken's eyes fouled . Patiently , the crew reset glowing perhaps more than the the lines, divers rigged and others ) they answt:red as one, placed another bottle . Tensions "Of cou rse. " mounted while a TY news team

SUB AQUA JOURN AL • AUGUST 1992 • 3 WRECK VALLEY TheALGOL Revisited by Dan Berg

Hank Garvin and 1 had finished our second dive of the day. We were ju st starting a long decompression schedule and were impatiently waiting for a lift bag to ascend . The water just below the twenty-foot was murky, making horizontal visibili­ ty only ten feet or so. Then , suddenly a white blur raced past us on its way to the surface. We hoped for the best but could not clearly see what was at­ tached to the bag. Hank swam out on the loose end of my tether me that the auxiliary helm was still there. line to take a closer look. When he returned I could clearly see the Hank and I were going to look for the helm and recover it smile on his face. Our project was finally complete. while filming the entire operation for one of the Di ve Wreck Valley Two months earlier Hank and I had made our first trip to the Cable television episodes. Stan and Rolli e provided a wealth of USS Algol since she was scuttled as an artificial back in No­ information including detailed three dimensional blue prints of the vember of 1991. Over the winter we bad corresponded with two Algol, which we had studied befor e de cending. On the first trip of the Algo l's crew members , Rollie Broe!! and Stanley Simmon s. we packed few tools as our plan was ju st to locate the auxiliary They had toured the vessel just before her sinking and informed steering room and see how the helm was attached; little did we know thi would be the beginning of an artifact ordeal . Shouldn't this be your next certification card? Captain Bill Reddan anchored the Jeanne II ju st behind the wreck's pilot house. Visibility was at least 60 feet and there was little . We swam DIVE LONGER AND SAFER with toward the stem and within a few minutes had located the first doorway, which lead down a stair­ 10 SafeAir case to the second deck. We then located a floor hatch which would lead directly into the auxiliary Call ANDI for lh e nam e steering room. I was amazed at the amount of silt and Diver's Card that bad accumulated on the floor of thjs room in add ress of yo ur neares l HAS ( 'O~U' LE'l'lm SareAI • N2102 CEK' l'lf 'I CATIO N only five month s. It bad to be six inches thick! ANDI Certified Training Center The square batch was the only way in and out of 74 Woodch!ft Avenm•, l-(516)-546-2026 and •'reeporl . NY I 1520 Fa.'\: ii 16-546-60 I 0 SafeAir c Fill Statio n the room . Our entry was blocked by some pipes and cables hanging by a cable to the ceiling . We could have squeezed past the obstruction but it is always better to clear an entry so that exiling a room after silt bas risen will be unhampered . . Hank quickly cut throu gh the wire and we Dive L.I. Sound headed for the starboa rd side of the ship. Then T USCG approved. beard him yell "It's here, it's here. " And there it was, right where we were told it would be. The helm had two wheels, with embossed writing on each bub that read, Webster Brinkl ey Co. Searrle, Fu ll S rvic USA. Y ar Round Hank and I were like kids in a candy store. We Instru ct ion had accomplished our plan with time to spare. On the way out we casually picked up a cage lamp and 5,000 PSI Fills a few brass tags. These would be sent to Stan and Rollie as a small token of our appreciation. Back onboard the Jeanne II we began planning our next Sp cia lists trip. The salvage would be relatively easy. We decid­ ed to take the wheels off the helm stand rather then unbolting the entire apparatus from the floor. We Travel • Salvage • didn't think the helm and stand would fit up through City Isand, NY the square deck hatch . We were so sure it would 212/ 885-1588

SUB AQUA JOURNAL • AUGUST 1992 • 4 work that we began planning other projects for the second dive of ourselves past our own preset safety margins for any artifact. We our next trip back . did however have one last hope. Before our dive we had asked After five weeks and two additional trips to the wreck aboard mate Mark Patterson to look in the hol e befo re he pulled the the dive Wahoo, Rebel and Sea Lion, we had made very anchor. We were sure Mark would send the bag up for us and he little progress. The helm was still as securely mounted as when we did . The recovery project , which bad look ed so simple in the found it because the wheels would not separate from the shaft even beginning, was finally complete. after we used a wheel puller . Later that evening over dinn er, I told Hank where Rolli e and A week later we were back aboard the Sea Lion. For the first Stan told me there were two compasses and a telegra ph on the time I left the video camera on the , this was going to be a Algol . But for some reason I didn't think Hank was ready for serious working dive. The helm is in 120 feet of water so Hank another so-called simple artifact recovery in an area known as and I were both using double 120 cubic foot Sherwood tanks . I Wreck Valley. would go in first using a twelve-pound sledge hammer and a wrench on a thr ee-fo ot bar to try freeing the wheel with additional leverage and power. We also brought four hack saws, in case we had to cut through the shaft . Hank would join me in the hole 25 minutes If you're not diving with a DUI later and take over where I left off. After tryin g the wheel pull er one last time I CF200X, you may not be getting all decided to remove the helm stand cover held in place that wreck diving has to offer... by four bolts. Quickly removing them, inside I found two pillow block bearing s supported by another four bolts whic h I also removed rath er fast as Hank joined To get the mo st out of your wreck divin g, pick the me in the room . suit chosen by mor e active wreck divers than any The twin helm wheel s wer e now only held on by other, the DUI CF200X. This ru gged, crush ed neo­ the chain dri ve. With a hack saw we tried cutting pren e suit is known for its outstanding fit and tough through a chain thicker than a motorcycle link. But the helm wheels created an obstruction , I could only material. For more inforrna tion, see your deal er saw on an angle without getting deeper than half-way for a 1992 ca ta log and a free through the link. video rental. On the sur face we contemplated different strategies lo cut the chain . Without a bolt cutter, we devised a plan using the limited tools aboard. Finally Captain Brennan came up with an idea. If we could tum the wheel and put a steel pin between the chain and the sprocket as a wedge directly under the cut, we could possibly the chain to split by rotating the helm wheels. We did it with both Hank and I pulling on the helm wheels for leverage . Only ten minutes into our second dive and the helm was free. A lift bag supported some of the weight as we the authority managed the bulky helm to the staircase. It would be on dry suit diving a close fit but we were confident that the wheel would fit through the hatch . Even so, neither one of us wanted to be below it in case the artifact got stuck and I 148 Delevan Dr. blocked our exit. We added air to the lift bag so the San Diego , CA 92102 helm was ju st a little negatively buoyant. When we'd Tel. (800) 325-8439 both ascended to the next deck, I held Hanks legs as FAX (6 19) 237-0378 he went headfir st back down to guide the helm through the hatch. It took ten minutes to maneuver our prize out of the deck batch . Rapidly running out of bottom time, Hank looked at his gauges then at me . I knew what he was saying and signaled for him to leave the helm, already on my way out. Due to our air, bottom time and required decom ­ pression, it was time to ascend . Even though we were within a minute of sending our prize to the surface, we both knew our limitations and would never push © 1992 Diving Unlimited lntnl.

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SUB AQUA JO URNAL • AUGUST l 992 • 7 Divingand Dehydration:The Inside Story by Hillary Viders, PhD, EMT

Staying well hydrated before and after diving is essential ta safe diving . occurs when the body's core rises, then Water makes up 60% of our total body weight and 70% of our muscles so progresses through three phases - heat cramps, there are many ways in which our bodies become dehydrated. Dive trips heat exhaustion and heat stroke. At the most serious requiring air travel can dehydrate us with salty food, caffinated beverages and level, dehydration can result in hallucinations, deaf­ low moisture levels. At a typical cruising altitude of 30,000 feet, the humidity ness, visual problems and/or kidney failure. Unfortu­ level is just about zero percent - drier than the Sahara desert! nately, there aren't always clear Caffinated beverages or alcohol ingested act as a diuretic, The most cul borderlines between these accelerating dehydration . Seasickness remedies and decongestants dangerous aspect maladies because symptoms can also dry out body tissues . Every time we exhale, we lose water often overlap. through evaporation, despite the weather or temperature . of dehydration is The most dangerous aspect Diving itself contributes further to water loss. Gearing up at the that we can't of dehydration is that we can't dive site and remaining cocooned in a dive suit contributes to always detect it! If you wait until water loss through perspiration . The compressed air that we always detect it! you're thirsty to drink, it may be breathe is dry, our body has to moisten it so we can use it too late . Most people consume effectively . The more muscular you are, the more water you lose . Muscle tissue only 50-60 % of their daily fluid needs and our thirst is more metabolically active and contains more water than fat does. Immersion mechanisms don't keep up with the need for fluid . It stimulates urination which reduces fluids even more . is possible for a person lo lose up to l percent of Dehydration in a diver spells trouble with a capital T. It results in decreased their body weight in fluid before thirst sets in. By the blood volume hypovolemia which makes the blood sludgy and less effective in time you lose 2% of your body weight in fluid (that's circulating and off-gassing nitrogen. Not surprising is that dehydration is often only 2 l /2 lbs. of fluid per 120 lbs.) your stamina an implicating factor in . But dehydration can cause will be reduced by l 5%! more than just compressed gas injury . The best way to tell if you're adequately hydrated Inadequately hydrated our bodies will experience chills, clammy skin, is lo check the color and amount of your urine . It throbbing heart beats, nausea, cramps, difficulty and diuiness . Dehy­ should be clear and copious . If it is very dark and dration can also predispose us to . Also known as "heat stress," it scanty, it's concentrated with metabolic wastes, and you need to drink more fluids until it becomes clear . If vitamins or medication turns your urine dark, lack of volume is your best indicator of Diving Education dehydration . Feeling fatigued, diuy, and chilly ofter Incorporated an unstressful dive should also lead you to suspect dehydration . Dive Certification & Training The way to avoid dehydration is to DRINK, • NAUI • PADI • ANDI DRINK, DRINK! What should divers drink? Water is • WRECK • DEEP • NlllWX your best bet . Drink several cups of water at least SUBSALVE PROFESSIONAL LIFT BAGS. two hours before diving and have l 6 ounces Leadership Programs ENGINEERED FROM THE BOTTOM UP. The world's best underwoler lift bogs, immediately before each dive. This followed by ovoiloble In lift capacities from 100 lbs. another eight ounces of water every hour or so to S0,000 lbs . 203 335-5254 coll or writ e : SUBSALVE USA , P.O . 80,1119307 , after diving will keep you well hydrated . Pr ovidence , RI 02940 Telephon e (800 } 466 · 6962 All we do is teach! Fa• 1401 I 941 -8001 Fluids from juices and soft drinks can take up to 45 minutes to be of any use, as their high sugar content slows absorption . The glucose polymer LONGER and SAFER BOTTOM TIMES drinks such as Gatorade, Exceed, Max, etc. may be valuable for marathon runners and endurance G The# 1 ANDI training and SafeAir© refill facility atheletes whose exercise seriously depletes the body's electrolytes. These were designed to empty the and Rigcenter serious HI-TECH Training Deep from the stomach somewhat faster, but they must Our sys tem provide s any gas mix used for diving be diluted to a 5 - 15% , and drunk in Sa feAir©-Air-Tri-Mix-Heliox-Argon--Oxygen small quantities. e After diving, watery fruits such as watermelon, Serious about technical cliving ? Com e talk and train with the experts oranges and grapes are excellent snacks which not island scuba centers only replace fluid but supply vitamins and minerals as well. What a great way to end a day of diving! 74 Woodcleft Avenue Freeport NY 11520 Remember, stay wet! • Voice 516-546-2030 - Fax 516-546-6010

SUB AQUA JOURNAL • AUGUST 1992 • I • SURFACE INTERVAL by Barbara Lander

The seed was John Moyer is planted for John's having an affair. love-affair with the Not a di crete Andrea Doria m back-door kind 1982 when he first of thing - it's descended to her hard to be immen se hull. disc rete when Thr ee years later he your mistress is began his research 700 feet long in emest. Perhaps and displaces this was because 29 , 803 gross 1985 marked the tons. Her name: year John was a Andrea Doria. member of the team John first that recovered one visited the Doria of the Doria 's bells. in 1982. Since A bends hit on the then he has Goulandris a few racked up about weeks earlier kept 38 dives on the him on the deck, "Grand p ame." Doria china, silver, crystal, but all involved acknowledge the bell' s vases, plaqu es, window s, and other trinkets recovery was a team effort. grace his home. Quiet and soft-spoken, John has But, John's Andrea Doria collection been diving since 1975. A stint as an only begins with the artifa cts recovered instructor kept him in diving- and spen­ while diving . When he is not diving, John ding-money during college. Now John fills much of his free time pursuing his prefers to leave the training to others passion . He scours flea mark ets, antique leaving his time unencumbered for shops, and used bookstores in search of diving. Doria memorabilia . When a deep wreck expedition is John has assembled comprehensive planned , John Moyer's name is one of scrapbook s of press coverage the Doria the first to come up. In early June he received, before and after her sinking . was a member of the expedition that Stunned by the hundred s of original clip­ discovered the first ever WW I U-boat pings, I asked John how he found his mate­ in 270 feet of water off Virginia. Al­ rial. "It was hard,• he said . though the U-Boat was an air dive, John has also correspo nded extensively John has recently done mixed gas train­ with officials of the Italia line, the Doria ing with an eye to increasing safety . crew, as well as former passengers and A survivor of two bends hits, one other Doria experts such as the late Peter necessitating airlift to a chamber, John Gimble. Their repl ies carefully scrutiniz.ed, says "I'm more conservative now; I sometimes translated and finally stored in know I can't do the profiles that some John's ever-growing file. of the others do. • The pride of John's Andrea Doria col­ Concern for safety, a willingness to lection is a six-foot, scale model commis­ be a team player and a passion for sioned by the Italia line . He estimates that diving that encompasses the Andrea So simple it's ingenious. only four or five models were ever made, Doria , have made John Moyer one of and his evokes all the grace and beauty of the most respected and admired divers the original Doria in stunning detail. on the east coast.

SUB AQUA JOURNAL• AUGUST 1992 • 9 involve critical planning in advance, cooperation among the dive nade deck and ori ent ourselves with the wreck. In the brief teams and quality surface support. moments before we jumped in, I thought about diving with a new The days before departure were culminated in checking gear; partner, our different deco schedules, and my long-awaited goal get ting air, tri-mix and nitrox tanks filled and analyzed; gathering below . Then the Doria's hull appeared out of the darkness, covered the proper spa res and packing it all efficiently. In between I with beautiful large, white, puffy sea anemon e neatl y arranged like reviewed my pre- process, re-reading Doria books and articles, viewing video tapes and documentaries. I re-ran my safety drills, visualizing what gear goes where, what to do if equipment fails so nothing would be left to chance.

John Gr iff iths ond Steve Berman could neve r hove foun d these ,n a cove .

a flower bed . Between us and the safety of tile boat was almost As the parade of divers passed over the gunnels of the Wahoo 200 feet of water and ninety minutes of decomp ress ion time . The I was reminded that preparation is 95% of the game. Each diver chill of 38-degree water kept us alert . st owing gear checked and re-checked it to insure that everything Ambient light filtered down through the water like it does on was in top order. By 6:30 PM we had over 100 sets of doubles, 40 a fall afternoon coming home late from school ; dark and eerie . Each stage bottles and six large oxygen cylinders on board. There was more dive gear and cameras than I imagined could fit, all neatly comer felt full of adventure and danger. We swam over the empty stowed. boat davits and stopped at the silent shuffle bo ard courts . Then for The dock had filled as friends and loved ones came by to see us perspective I leaped out into the open ocean and swam about fifty off. This has become a ritual over the years, wishing tl1e explorers feet away from the deck . Floating in the wa te r column I could see goo d fortune and safety . We left the dock and land at seven, there all the decks, some crumbling others untou ched by the elements. was a quiet mom ent amid the rumbling engine. There were huge fishing nets snagged and tangl ed, draping over By morning the coffee was brewing, the sun was shining and the decks disappearing down into the blackness . For a mom ent I the goddess of diving smiled down upon us - we had flat seas and wanted to follow the nets to the bottom, then I realize d it was beautiful conditions. Our group was a coopera­ time to head back to my partn er. As we tive one, all working togetl1er so that each climbed up the anchorline I looked back would have a safe and productive day. Safety knowing the sea and weat her above could wo uld not be compromised on this trip . change and this would be our only dive. This Mates Gary & Gary performed their annual would have been enough . ritual of tieing th e anchor into the Doria. Their On bo ard treasures other divers had raised target was th e promenade deck near the second unfolded : china, crystal and silverware . Those class dish hol e. Within a few minut es the cups that were here last year described how the were spotted off the bow - we were tied in . dish room's opening had gotten larger and The oxygen lines were tossed over the side for more items were easi ly retrievable . Maybe Gary & Gary would soo n be up . tomorrow we would share in tl1e finds too. Mark and I were diving together today - two virgins - our plan was to cruise the prome -

UB AQ A JOURNAL• AUGUST 1992 • II On day two Rob joined up with me and Mark, agreeing to show us where the dish room was . Our plan was for Mark to hold the light at the entrance while I dug for china and bagged it. Bill and Brian study the Doria 's dec k plans . At 200 fee t your air goes fast . My lighted console kept me informed The teak decking where people walked lay unbroken in many areas; of my life line , within ten minutes my fingers were numb from the cold water has preserved it well. Some of that water leaked into my extreme cold. Up the hull we crawled with the heavy bag . Rob was suit, a bone-chilling and humbling experience. waiting at the anchorline right on time to help send our haul up on The evening's fog was still with us Sunday morning , all that lay the lift bag. between us and the large ships that pass this way was the radar What we accomplished as a team in alarm. By now we had all begun to look as if we had been at sea twenty minutes was more than I could a few days . Uncombed hair, unshaven faces and the signs of fatigue have imagined . Doria dishes! It was were beginning to set in. Today would be our last day diving. nearly two hours later when we count­ Rob and I teamed up again to go after some more dishes . The ed thirty -five dinner plates - a fine silt billowed up as I fanned the area searching for anoth er grasp at haul for newcomers . time . The cabinet was almost empty. the search this time more It would be another six hours be­ difficult, groping in the darkness the glow of Rob's light was fore we could go in again but our time comforting . After about ten dishes it was time to leave. As I scram­ on deck was not idle . Captain Billy was bled out of the hole full of blackness the daylight from above was giving a course in field stripping regu ­ a welcome sight. We looked at each other as we went up the line lators , Gary & Gary were attempting to fix the compressor, around knowing this was the last we would see of the Andrea Doria on this the boat maps and plans of the ' Grand Dame ' were being studied. trip. By now we were all in tune to each other's goals. John and Billy The Andrea Doria, a ship unlike any other , should never have were working forward, Gary & Gary were recovering frescoes and been here. She was fitted with the finest navigational equipment , first class china, Captain Janet was collecting shuffleboard numbers, yet it was the misinterpretation of two small blips on a radar screen Lisa was touring around, Brian was after images, Roy and Steve that sent the Doria to her grave. She continues to bring pleasure to where collecting stemware. The rest of us were after china. Hank her new passengers in some paradoxical way, while we glide along and Captain Steve kept a watchful eye over all of us on the surface . her decks and though her halls beneath the ocean . On dive three Mark and I planned to find the dish room again We sailed away from the patch of ocean we called home for a but no luck this time, we were without our guide . We strolled few days, thankful for our accomplishments and the new friends we down the prome ­ Roy Matthew s and Steve McDo uga l bog up the crystal. had made. The night moved quickly as we sailed west . When the nade deck in- sun peeked through the blackness of the sky we rounded the stead where channel buoy for the last leg of our trip. Pulling into the dock at many of its large five AM, we were home and safe. windows are still intact . I peered through a port­ hole at what must have bee n a stateroom - its elegance de­ stroyed by time . WANT TO TEACH GAS CONSUMPTION SCUBADIVING? 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DEEP DIVING An Advanced Guide to sure, we wi ll double our RMV Thus, if an Physiology Procedures and Systems, by 80 cu . ft. tan k will last 60 minutes at the SCUBAINSTRUCTOR Bret Gilliam and Robert Vo11Mai er. surface , then it will only last 30 minutes Publi shed by Watersport Publi shing Inc. at 33 fsw, 20 minutes at 66 fsw, 15 DIVERETAIL MANAGEMENT 800 776-3483. minut es at 99 fsw, and only last l 0 Courses Custom Fit minutes at 16 5 fsw. The following rela­ To Your Schedule GAS CONSUMPTION tionship ho lds: CALCULATIONS RMVx Ambient (ATA) = Consumption At That Depth It is essential that enough gas be available to allow lo complete iliifINTER NA TIO NA L cu . ft. x l ATA = l cu . ft. per minut e Instructors Corp. his schedul ed decompression (abo rted or cu . ft. x 2 ATA = 2 cu. ft. per minut e P.OBox 3633 . Scranton. 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Small , lightweight and planned dive decompression, and shar­ is easily calculated by the following equ­ very powerful. 5 to 70 watts of halogen light. ing with his partner . Planning for two ations : Rechargeable nicad battery packs . Helmet or times the minimal amount of gas calcu­ headband mounted for truly "hands free" light wherever you look . lated is recommended. Total Gas Required = Sum of the Gas How do you calculate gas require­ Required at Each Stage of the Dive UNDERWATERPHOTOGRAPHY • CAVING ents? The deep diver should have a COMMERCIALDIVING • SPORTDIVING good idea of his gas consumption (at the Gas Required at Each Stage = WRECKDIVING • SEARCHI RESCUE surface at rest). This gas consumption ATA x RMV x Time x Work Modifier WORKLIGHT • SPORTLIGHT rate (expressed as RMV - respiratory minute volume) is utilized in the rest of ATA = Pressure at each Stage "~. - .....-• the calculation presented here . Surface (ATA) = (Depth x 33) + l ~~t~\"~~~~,.. consumption rates may vary from 0 .3 cu . - .... -- ---Light- Systems-- - - ft./min . to as much as 3 .0 c.u. ft./min . RMV = Respiratory Minute Volume In order to calculate your air con­ (expressed in cu . ft./minute) sumption, you must first understand the ·a, a11t ,,werfl~ a11t nr11tll following term : The "Respiratory Minute Time = Time in minutes spent at that 11111111.,1y1tea1 II tlll WIPIIII" Volume (RMV)" is the amount of air stage/ depth consumed in one minute on the surface . 81Sl BalboaAvenue . San Diego, CA9211 l RMV's vary from diver to diver, and a Worlc:Modifier = A factor by which the 619-268-9316 diver's own RMV will change due to gas requirements are multiplied by re­ 800-466-8366 variations in his breathing rate . Obvious­ flecting the fact that gas consumption ly, if we are anxious, cold, or just out of increases with increasing work levels.

SUB AQUA JOURNAL • AUGUST 1992 • 12 Suggested work modifiers are :

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SUB AQUA JOURNAL • AUGUST 1992 • 13 DIVERS' Patience by Hank Garvin RENDEZ - VOUS I've always had a basic dive philos­ 79-07 Grand Avenue ophy that says, "If you don't feel right Elmhurst, NY 11373 - DON'T DIVE." Now, as a regular mate , many people have told me that it's an easy rule to keep when you're diving every week. Well, that may be true to some degree ; howevei; I'm very jeal ­ ous of my dive time and I honestly don't like giving any of it up. It was a Friday morning and I had taken the day off from work to dive the Coimbra . Something I don 't do often, but we were doing the tradition­ al warm-up deep dive before our And­ rea Doria trip . I had been in pain all Scuba Instruction night from a racquet ball injury to my Equipment left elbow. Unknown to me at the time, it was developing into a really was ready until I put on my dry suit. Sales • Service • Rental bad infection. The pain in my arm made my mind up What do I do? Let me list the immediately. I'm watching everybody (718) 478-4097 rationalizations : do their dives. The conditions are great , virtually no current and clear • It hurts but I'm tough, I can just water with 50 - 60 foot visibility (I am hang a little longer . told) . There are some first-timers on • They need me to set the hook. board who will pay a visit to the once THE great ocean liner. The fear and excite­ • I want to do the dive. ment of the unknown nearly over­ SCUBA whelms them all getting ready to go • I've lost a day's work and we just into the water. Ninety minutes later traveled 60 miles. the look of pure joy in the expression SHOPPE on their faces helps lift the feeling of Suffolk County's Oldest Will it all be for nothing? depression that has come over me. PAD/ 5 Star Facility Now they are no longer first-timers - I sat down with Captain Steve now they are hooked too! The Doria is Apollo Bielenda, who reminded me that I like a drug; the more you get, the know my own body and if I felt it more you want . Ocean Edge wasn't right for me to do the dive, he The experience of coming on this DUI Drysuits would stand behind my decision. expedition has helped me to reaffirm Henderson The choice, while still mine, was my own philosophy of diving. "Just not easy . . . I didn't do the dive. because you're on the boat and have Now fourteen days later, my arm paid your way doesn't mean you have Oceanic is still not right. The Doria trip is here. to dive." Sherwood Do I go or not? I know it's real iffy By the way, if this whole experi­ that I'll get in the watei; but the ex­ ence was the fates cruel way of recon­ citement of the whole expedition is too ditioning me, it failed. As Arnold says, New location overwhelming an experience for me to "I'LL BE BACK!" 1870 C miss. I know I'll be able to make the Route 112 Medford, NY correct decision with regards to diving Editors note: The infection went away, when the time comes . the swelling went down and Hank's 516 One hundred sixty nautical miles doctor cleared him for diving. I'm sure and a day and a half go by quickly. by now you have figured out that Hank 289-5555 The arm feels fine to lift things and is took off another week from work and just a little sore to the touch. I felt I went on the second trip to the Doria_

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The cover image of Beyond Sportdi­ ving! clued us in that Brad Sheard was defi nate ly off lo the deep end. From the introduction, he coplivotingly tells of adve ntu re, history, and the risks of "deep, dork, and dangerous" diving in his back­ yard, the Mudhole and elsewhere in the North Atlanti c.

Most divers use air to inflate their dry You don't suits. However , there can be significan t have to be a The light can fit in the palm of your advantages to using other inert gases deep diver, or a hand, yet turn ii on and it will light up such as argon . Benefits include higher diver at all to the whole room . It was not designed lo enjoy the very insulation values, a significant reduction clutter up your hands but lo rest properly personal , poign­ in the amount of weight needed because positioned on your head , leaving your ant I y written less gas is needed lo stay warm . hands free for more important things Diving Unlimited Interna tional (DUI) experiences of like; using your guideline, bagg ing has introduced the Independent Suit those who dare lobsters or recovering artifacts . Inflatio n System . The separate cylinder beyond the con­ and special inert gas regulator attaches ventional l 30- This powerful system from NiteRider lo your be or tonk bo nds. The unique­ fo ot sportdiving uses two high wattage halogen lamps in ness of this system is that you ca n't occi­ limit. Brad ley features the wrecks of the any combination of 5, 12, 20 , and 35 Durley Chine, Sommerst ad (aka Virginia), dentally install a standard scuba regu lo­ watts . The multi-position switching allows Andrea Doria, U-123, SS Suffolk, Bal­ tor to it, thereby eliminating the risk of low, high or both lamps lo burn simult­ breathing another gos. aena, and even tokes us lo the Wilkes­ aneously thereby providing from l O to The valves and regulator ore manu­ Barre off Key West. 70 watts of light . The rechargeable ni­ factured in Sweden by SI Tech Engineer­ He dares to take us even further, ing, one of the world's leading specialty questioning the reach of future divers. cod battery pack comes in three power manufacturers. The small aluminum Look for Brad's book in your local dive levels, providing from 30 minutes to 12 cylinder holds about 8 cubic feet of gas store and when you've put ii down, hours of burn time depending on lamp/ at 2015 psi. We found it to be sufficient check out his latest pho to from the deep battery combinations . The lightweight in this issue. "Beyond Reach?" Not for for two dives in the 150 fsw range. The pocks ore about the size of a small book Brod Sheard . unit con be filled at your local high tech and attach to your lank or belt. center, where inert gases ore available. Enough of the tech stuff, the fun port The Independent Suit Inflation System Availab le from Menasha Ridge Press is diving with it. Mounted on the optional is available at your DUI dealer. 800 247-9437 or your dive shop . lightweight helmet {great for cove or wreck divers) or the neoprene headband, Dan Berg's you become one with the sea. Nothing is DIVE WRECK VALLEY VIDEO'S dangling a nd the light is just where you USS San Diego, Lizzie D, Kenosha, Pinta, wont ii - in your line of sight . The light RC Mohawk, Bronx Queen, Propeller Salvage & USS Algol moves wherever you look . The ability to keep your arms streamlined near your Upcoming 1992 Episodes: Mistletoe , U-853 Re lic( Ship, O rego n. Black Warri or. body while diving with a light is really on (Ca ll for Avai labi lity) enjoyable experience . Aqua Explorer Production s PO BOX 116 Contact : Ni le Rider Light Systems, EAST ROCKAWAY, NY 11518 San Diego, California at 619 268-9316 for a dealer near you. Call for our Phone/Fax (516) 868-2658 FREE color Catalog . Safe Diving Begins With You!

SUB AQUA JOURNAL • AUGUST 1992 • 16 WEIGHT NAUI ENVIRONMENTAL HORIZONS

BELT In its ongoing commitment to marine for environmenta lly enriching accom­ conservation , NAUI has created NAUI plishments with the annual NAUI Marin e PROBLEMS Environmental Horizons to be an inte­ Environmental Achievem ent Award. The gral part of NAU T's new non -profit lm er­ advisory board includ es uch noted ex­ by Captain John Lachenmeyer national Underwater Foundation. The perts as Dr. Sylvia Earl and Stan Water­ man. NAUI Environm ental Horizon s will Most divers who have been on a program will develop and conduct a wide have its debut at NAUI IQ in Pruladel­ boat or beach have witnessed a diver variety of educational environmenta l phia , Octobe r 9-11. returning missing a weight belt or with projects and sponsor marine science and one barely in pla ce. Sometimes actually conservation activities. hanging down at the knees. NAUI Environmental Horizons will For information, caJI: 800 553 -NAUI This may not be entirely the diver 's also reward individuals and organization s fault but may be due to their inability to recognize weight buckle overload; a problem which is somewhat unjque to latroduciDga new line of northern diving . affordabletank valvesfor the In tropi cal waters divers frequently discriminatingdiver . Convertible need only 6 to 12 pounds of lead to to fit both DINand standard compe nsate for natural buoyancy and yokestyle regulators. the extra salinity of water. However, northern wreck divers like myself use • Single heavier ranging from 25 to 35 • SlingshotY pounds to compensate for neoprene, • DoublesManifold dry suits and thermal underwear. In addition, a hammer, prybar, and bug • IsolationManifold bag are often clipped to the belt. With Voico/fux914457-1617 this setup the buckle can slip - espe­ OCEANMANAGEMENT SYSTEMS cially a new nylon belt with some types of plastic buckles - due to the heavier weight load . Years ago I experienced the same DIVE WITH CONFIDENCE problem having found my own tools The QO laying on the bottom because the belt unbuckled . Luckily the weights stayed on my back pr eventing an und esirable Enchanted Diver Inc. The Comp I c l e HIGH-TECK S. C. U. B. /\. Fa c i Ii l y .. .. and possibly dangerous positive buoy­ ancy situation. FOR THE ADVANCED & HIGH-TECH DIVER: It was then that I pioneered the Air/NitroxffriMix/Heliox Fills • 100% Oxygen Fill double idea: if one buckle is marginal Argon Fills • Advanced & High -Tech Equipment • then two buckles should be able to -Equipm ent Repairs • Dry Suit Repair s • handle the large weight load. Simply • Equipment Modification • put two buckles on the belt, one behind ADVANCED TRAINING IN: the other, and feed the strap end • Enriched Air Nitrox • Tri Mix • Wreck Diving through both buckles. The quick release feature remains SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT intact and each buckle shares the load. • 02 Analyzers • 02 Booster Pumps • Steel buckles are my preference. I've • AGA Divator® MK II Masks • EXO Masks • been using the two-buckle setup for • U/W Communications • Custom Valves • more than IO years and have never NEW HIGH VOLUME TANKS experienced a loose belt. You might For Sales & Service Contact Bob Raimo at: give this idea a try if you have experi­ enced weight belt problems. Remember (718)470-6858 safe diving is your responsibility. 259-19 Hillside Ave., Floral Park, N.Y . 11004 On the Queens/Nas au Border, Easy Parking

SUB AQUA JOURNAL• AUGUST 1992 • 17 ADVERTISE IN THE KIRBY'SKORN ER SUB AQUA JOURNAL CALL: JIM CLEARY (516) 889-1208 The Oregon by Kirby Kurkomelis

David Tilzer Kathy Young • 01',~ It seemed like a dream . A large duck for cover between some hull vr,:,~ lionsmane jellyfish with gleaming blue plates. Swimming alongside the rudder green tentacles crossed my path, suck­ I noticed plenty of mussels sharing .\ ing in and expelli ng water like a blue space with sea anemone on the broken K-D AQUA TRAX inc f '> mist running across a midnight sky, hull plates. Half buried in the sand was Dive Travel Consultants while a small black and yellow pilot a piece of broken china. Reaching Scuba Instruction fish ducked for cover inside this living down for it, a lobster caught my eye as minefield . It reminded me of a great he stuck his head out, the dish didn't movie I once saw about a big squid move. looking for a few friends to munch on. With the current pushing me gently 201-915-1535 But I felt at home, sinking fast. At the backward, I ventured forward to the bottom of the line lay the Cunard stea­ boilers in search of some dishes. Along mer Oregon . the way I saw two divers working on a Moving closer to her clearly mas­ porthole . In the distance, cod fish were Undersea sive outline in the sand, I could feel the swimming in and out of twisted rubble, Odyssey, LTD presence of a great spirit. Her smoke enjoying the cold water. With 15 min­ stacks Jay silent now, half buried in the utes into the dive, I began to think "The Educators" sand along with her rigging. Her decks about china . . . a rare but prized find Becomea Sale, Confident, have given way , leaving a mountain of from this wreck. andcompetent OceanINver artifacts with vast marine life swim­ Tom fishing net covers part of the ming in and out of the wreckage. Not Oregon 's stern snaring and trapping Safety and Education to mention monster lobsters! small fish. The crabs on the webbing are part of the Adventure The Oregon, built in 1881, was to enjoyed their free meal. Lying under­ be one of the largest and fastest steam­ neath was a small cup, opening my bug ers of her time . She was 518 feet long bag to put it in, the two lobsters tried 516 466-9068 with 54 foot of beam . Her high speed to make a break but failed. steam engines broke all transatlanti c Off in the sand at the end of the Dive Deep Safely records . One dark morning in 1886, en crow's nest Jay a debris field. I sig­ route to New York from Liverpool, the nalled to my partner that I would be in with the Oregon collided with an unknown that direction. Off I went and soon Jost "King of the Deep" schooner. Staying afloat for eight sight of the wreck . In the rubble was a hour s, her crew managed to save all five-pound lobster; the fight began. It Capt. Steve Bielenda 's passengers. Pumps working throughout looked like he was going to win the PROGRESSIVE the morning hours , she slowly sank. struggle but in the end he backed into ADAPTATION 60 Today the Oregon lies in 130 feet of a shallow hole and was mine. water , 21 miles southeast of Fire Island It was time to head back towards 4 Ti er 8 Di ve Inlet. the wreck and up the anchorline. Those Progressive Education 100 Our boat had anchored just behind two divers finally attached their lift bag Program Ab oard the steeri ng quadrant, a magnificent to the porthole. Up she went leaving a the RIV W ahoo sight. Hiding under the rudder was an trail of small bubbles behind. And so Learn Lhe techniqu es eight-pound lobster who was trying to did I . used by Lhe nation' top di vers whil e di ing the beautiful .wreck of Long I land.

For information and Registration call: 516 I 928-3849 Sketch of the Oregon by Captain Stephen Bielenda .

SUB AQUA JOURNAL• AUGUST 1992 • 18 DIVE BOAT SCHEDULES

Aug I AfUndo Two Trips Eoch Doy 16 G&D CALIFORNIA NEWJERSEY 2 Stolt Dagali 23 USS San Diego • 5 Texas Tower Aug 8 Black WarTior 29 Kenosha America II Blue Fathoms 9 Pinta 9 British Korvettc 30 Hylton Castle Capt . Rich Cassens Capt . Tony Donetz 11 Virginia 15 USS Turner Scpl 5 Reggie (619) 584-0742 (908) 369 -2260 12 USS San Diego 16 Stolt Dagali 7 USS San Diego Son Diego Doily, Weekends & Evenings 15 Lizzie D 22 RC Mohawk 12 Kenosha Point Plesant 16 Oregon 23 Robert Snow 13 li me D 19 Reser 29 Black WarTior 20 Fran S 22 Pipe Bargo 27 USS Son Diego CONNECTICUT Porthole • 29 USS Algol 23 Lizzie D 30 Lizzie D Capt . Duane Clouse 25 Coimbra Sopl 5 Pipe Borge Wahoo • Orbit Diver II • (908) 985 -4887 29 Linda 6 Sandy Hook Copt . Steve Bielendo Capt. Noel Vorobo Wednesday Nile Dives 12 Pelland Firth Capt. Janet Bieser (302) 333-DIVE Manasquan Inlet, 6 Poe • 13 RC Mohawk Jeanne II (516) 928 -3849 Bridgeport 19 Mistleloe Copt . Bill Redden Cop lree Sea Lion• 20 British Korvettc (718) 332 -9574 26 Lizzie 0 Capt. George Hoffman Aug I Yanke e FLORIDAKEYS Brooklyn 27 Fron S Capt. Kevin Brennan Coll ror afte,noon and Nile dives. 2 USS Son Diego (908) 528 -6298 7 Coimbro Sea Hawk • Key West Diver· Weekday Nile & Weekend Aug RC Mohawk 8 USS San Diego Copt.'s Fronk Persico 9 Oreg on Copt. Bill Deans Brielle Asfalto Nile & John Lochenmeyer 12 USS San Diego 'High Tech ' 2 Pentland Firth 5 Mystery Wreck (718) 279-1345 15 Texas Tow er (800) 873 -4837 Venture Ill • 8 Harvey's Woody Freeport 16 USS Son Diego Key West Capt. Poul Hepler 9 Veronica Aug 5 Oregon 19 USS Son Diego (908) 928-4519 10 USS Algol 12 Linda 21 Oregon Overn ighl Shark River In let Looker Diving 12 RC Mohawk 15 G&D 23 USS Son Diego Copt . Tim Taylor 15 liuyD 19 Tarantula 26 USS Son Diego Doily Gulf Wreck Charters 16 Mor1in 's Misery 22 USS Son Diego 29 Oregon 30 USS San Diego (BOO) 245-2249 NEWYORK 19 Cindy 26 USS Son Diego 29 Ambrose light Sep 2 U-853 Key West 22 Pinla Apache· 23 Bald Eagle 30 Oregon 3 U-853 Capt. Dom Cerbone 26 RC Mohawk Sep 2 USS Algol 4 USS Boss MASSACHUSETTS (21 2) 885-0843 29 Cindy 5 Yankee 5 3-day Blod< Island USS Bass, U-853 City Island 30 Mosodonia 6 Iberia 6 . 31 Asfalto 7 RC Mohawk 7 GrecKJn & More! 9 USS Son Diego Grey Eagle Defiance • Sopl 2 l ocal lobster 9 USS Son Diego Capt. Erik Tokokijon 5 Pipe Barge 16 RC Mohawk 12 USS Son Diego Capt. Mike Carew Yormouthport 6 Mystery Wreck 19 USS Son Diego 13 USS Son Diego (212) 885- l 588 16 USS Son Diego (508) 362 -6501 7 USS Algol 26 Ambrose Lightship Dive the L.I. Sound 19 USS Son Diego Bourne Morino 9 l ocal Lobs1er City Island • 20 Oregon Aug I Mars 13 lmma cula ta Shearwater II 23 USS Son Diego 2 Mars 16 local Lobs1er Copt. Jim McKay Augusl 1 Artifact Expedition 26 Tarantula & Kenosha 7 Seoconne l / Vinyard 19 Lizzie D Capt. Tom Conlon 2 Artifact Expedition 20 Pilot Ship 27 USS Son Diego 8 Trojan & YSD (5 16) 242 -0529 8 Huckleberry 26 Iberia 30 USS Son Diego 9 Vinyard light Fishing & Diving Charters 9 ~ine 14 June K 27 Cindy 15 Condor Coptree 15 Yankee/Cowin . 16 Gwendolyn Steers 16 Kingfisher Northern Star • 22 Capt 's. Choice Southern Cross NORTHCAROLINA 21 Mars Capt. Poul Pellegrino 23 Capt 's. Choice Copt. Phil Galletta 22 Dw;ght/Yankee (5 16) 366 -4 23 1 29 Secrel Spol 23 Fighler Plane (516) 587-3625 30 Secret Spot Cop tree Margie 11* 28 Endicott Babylon 29 Yankee/ Cowin • • Capt. M Kirchner 30 Colh enne Eagle's Nest Rebel Aug 1 Linda (919) 986 -2835 Scp1 1 USS Boss Capt . Howard Klein Copt. Pot DeFeis 2 Fran S Cope Hatteras 2 U-853 (516) 735 -2254 Copt. Bill DeCoursey 7 Oregon 3 U-853 Poin t Lookout (718) 897-2885 8 USS Son Diego 4 U-853 Brooklyn 15 USS Son Diego 5 U-853 6 U-853 7 U-853 8 USS Bass Subscribe to the SUB AQUA JOURNAL 9 U-853 13 Cowin Please enter my subscription for D 1 YR. $21.95 or O 2 YRS. $34.95 18 Lobsler Dive 19 Mars Commemorative Send check or money order to the 20 Mars Commemoro live Sub Aqua Journal 26 Port Hunter Expedition 27 Cowin &. Yankee 750 West Broadway, Long Beach, NY 11561 30 Cowin & Yankee

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. MEMBER EASTERN DIVE BOAT ASSOCIATION SUB AQUAJOUJlNAL • AUGUST 1992 • 19 LOCAL HEROES: July 1992

Aqua Woman '92 : Lonee captures the fun aboard the Eagle's Nest.

Andrea Dorio Expedition II aboard the RN Wahoo.

Capt . Eric Tokakijion, Grey Eagle Steve McDougal sounds off!

Aqua Crazy Harvey & The Aquorions ' pig out' Independence w-ke nd.

The Gos Station training dive aboard the Seeker . Pot Rooney's sterling smile. Jim Cleary & Di Dieter aboard the Koren.

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