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The Scary Job of US Navy Divers Working 610m Deep In The Ocean

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How does being deep in the ocean as a US Navy diver feel with saturation diving? “A lot of sailors talk about how they feel claustrophobic underwater. US Navy Atmospheric Diving. I kind of feel the opposite and am happy to share my experience. There’s endless space, everywhere. I remember a particular dive at dusk. It was getting dark, and I descended to 80 feet in 450 feet of water and used my sonar equipment to locate a “mine shape” (a fake mine for testing & research) for a test we were doing. I located the mine and grabbed onto the chain attached to the mine and looked down. The rest of the equipment plunged into absolute darkness. All I could feel was the vast expanse all around me, and I got the feeling that I might fall. I just remember holding onto that chain and feeling like an endless fall was imminent. I snapped back into focus, finished up the job, and went home.” US Navy Divers are responsible for going underwater to carry out naval …...more
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The Scary Job of US Navy Divers Working 610m Deep In The Ocean
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2022Nov 27
How does being deep in the ocean as a US Navy diver feel with saturation diving? “A lot of sailors talk about how they feel claustrophobic underwater. US Navy Atmospheric Diving. I kind of feel the opposite and am happy to share my experience. There’s endless space, everywhere. I remember a particular dive at dusk. It was getting dark, and I descended to 80 feet in 450 feet of water and used my sonar equipment to locate a “mine shape” (a fake mine for testing & research) for a test we were doing. I located the mine and grabbed onto the chain attached to the mine and looked down. The rest of the equipment plunged into absolute darkness. All I could feel was the vast expanse all around me, and I got the feeling that I might fall. I just remember holding onto that chain and feeling like an endless fall was imminent. I snapped back into focus, finished up the job, and went home.” US Navy Divers are responsible for going underwater to carry out naval operations such as ship repairs and retrieval of ship wreckage. These naval crew members are also responsible for escorting astronauts when they land in space capsules in the middle of the sea. For some operations, they have to dive quite deep into the sea and, to successfully carry out such operations, there is a special technique these divers employ. #usnavy #sailors #diving

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