Commercial type diving helmets trace their lineage to the 1800's, long before the USN Mark V came about. Morse and Schrader both made helmets on the commercial pattern. What really determines the helmet type is the collar pattern of the breastplate. The commercial helmets are distinctive being wide across the shoulder and back, but not dropping very far down front or back. If you were a commercial diver post American Civil War you probably dove a Sponge style or a commercial helmet. There was much innovation going on at the time. Morse and Schrader made a variety of helmets with various features. One heavyweight helmet design stood the test of time, and that was the commercial helmet. It drew from the best features of the sponge divers helmet and beefed them up to take the rigors and abuse of construction and salvage diving
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Everything you wanted to know about the salvage of Costa Concordia but were afraid to ask, from infra-red sensors for oil detection to quick response dive teams
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Comex was the shortened title for the company, 'COMPAGNIE MARITIME D'EXPERTISE' formed in 1961 by its President Henri Delauze in Marseille France.
This is without doubt the most famous logo in the history of Commercial diving.
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A British diver is among four salvage workers who have been arrested on suspicion of illegally boarding the stricken Costa Concordia cruise ship to search for souvenirs.
People look at the wreck of Italy's Costa Concordia cruise ship as she begins to emerge from water near the harbour of Giglio
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This is a very interesting book as it took me back to the days of rubberised ‘life-saving' vests (I never had a Fenzy), the old J-valves on the steel 72s, and long-johns. I never went back as far a twin-hose regs, but I did once use a snorkel with a ping-pong ball! But the book is more than a trip down memory lane. I shows the development of scuba gear up to present times - but not into the mdoern technical equipment that is becoming quite popular. The book is also most useful in giving the reader a better idea of how equipment works. A very interesting book.
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The diving watch was built out of a need for tracking time underwater and its development followed that of diving itself, from military roots to recreational sport to commercial undersea work. Along the way, it evolved from being merely a tool to a symbol of adventure, favoured for its ruggedness well beyond the knocks and extreme pressure of the sea. The diving watch’s evolution from primordial sea creature to modern accessory for land-based bipeds has seen some significant milestones along the way.
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