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US Navy brings hi-tech diving gear, gadgets to Missouri
December 18th, 2009
Posted in Diving, Diving specialists, working and diving
Officers of the United States Navy Community Outreach visited St. Louis, Missouri this week and conducted a demonstration as to how they protect the country’s high seas. They brought with them some of the world’s hi-tech diving gear and other equipment.
The demonstration started on Wednesday, April 22, where visitors get to see astounding demonstrations such as a free fall stunt from a height of six thousand feet.
Lieutenant Commander Garrett Kasper said that the men conducting the stunt are very experienced Navy Seals, dubbed as Leap Frogs.
According to him, their experiences were put to use during a rescue mission that took place in the Indian Ocean recently where their cargo ship was hijacked by a group of Somali pirates.
The Leap Frog members can achieve a speed of up to 180 miles per hour. Jumper Justin Guany said that the best part is to get out in air but the scariest part is the landing – where they have to be conscious or else they could hit a wall.
The Leap Frog Parachute Team is conducting a series of demonstrations in cities around the U.S., also include din their demonstrations are diving gears used for special operations.
Kasper said that these demonstrations are not about recruiting people to join the Navy but to make the public aware where their taxes are going – that is, in protecting the country.
Seattle-based company repairs New York’s water supply tunnel
December 5th, 2008
Posted in working and diving
Seattle-based company Global Diving and Salvage has been contracted to 
repair the leaking water tunnel which transports half of the overall needed water supply to the residents of New York City. According to reports, about 20 million gallons of water coming from the Catskill Mountains leaks out of the tunnel per day and on several occasions, the leakage went as high as 36 million gallons.
New York’s Department of Environmental Protection reportedly entered in a 5-year project with Global Diving and Salvage to repair the tunnels. The contract costs $240 million.
About 6 deep-sea divers from the company are currently working on the repairs and has been living for a month in a sealed tank underwater. The said tank is equipped with additional diving equipment, oxygen, shower and television. They have been working on twelve-hour shifts everyday.
Part of the air sealed in the working tank is composed of helium. Therefore, these workers may need to stay in the tank for about seven days to remove the helium which is affecting their voice. The workers need to be conscious with their health because they’re burning more calories than usual. This was revealed by Global Diving Project Manager Robert Onesti.
Onesti assured everyone that these divers are fully qualified to do this risky job.