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Archives: An old underwater Photography page.

no@spam.com (Doug Elsey) — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 15:00:27 EDT

Searching through the old archives of Diver Magazine, I came across this dated article on underwater photography. In reading it over, basic things in the art of acquiring the image have not changed much.
See what they had to say then ... and then think about it.

Near Accident in bell..

no@spam.com (� UnderwaterINDUSTRY .com) — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

A recent video clip on YouTube shows a near fatal incident when a sudden leak develops during a bell run. A cold reminder that the industry has its "moments.". Quick thinking by the crew and the supervisor prevents a tragedy. See inside for Video Clip.

A serious skills shortage is hitting the offshore market.

no@spam.com (� UnderwaterINDUSTRY .com) — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

�The industry is extremely busy and expected to remain so for a number of years,� said Hugh Williams, Chief Executive of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA).

North Sea divers get 45 percent pay increase.

no@spam.com (� UnderwaterINDUSTRY .com) — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST

More than 900 striking North Sea divers and support staff voted to accept a 44.7 percent pay increase over two years from employers ending a ten-day strike. The RMT union said 84 percent had voted to accept the pay deal.

North Sea oil and gas platform divers on strike after rejecting 37% raise (North-Sea-Strike)

no@spam.com (� UnderwaterINDUSTRY .com) — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST

LONDON (AP) _ More than 900 North Sea divers who take care of offshore oil and natural gas platforms went on strike indefinitely Wednesday after rejecting a 37 per cent pay rise over three years.

The divers are instead demanding a 50 per cent rise, claiming their earnings have slipped over the past two decades as oil and gas companies rake in ballooning profit. Read more inside.

Diver missing while harvesting scallops - UPDATE

no@spam.com (� UnderwaterINDUSTRY .com) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT

SAULNIERVILLE � Search and rescue crews continued to search for a missing scallop diver in St. Mary�s Bay on Sunday.The 38-year-old man was reported missing at 3:15 p.m. Saturday when he failed to come to the surface. Another man on the small boat he was diving from called the coast guard on his cellphone to report the missing diver off the coast of Comeauville. UPDATE: Searching is now ongoing and is being treated as a diving death. (Oct 27 2006)

Canadian Commercial Divers in Demand

no@spam.com (� UnderwaterINDUSTRY .com) — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT

Thirty-two young men and women will graduate from the Underwater Skills program at Seneca College in King City Ontario. They have already been offered jobs by the largest diving contractor in the United States, jobs that include signing bonuses and other inducements. The same contractor was in Prince Edward Island four weeks ago talking to graduates of the Commercial Diving Course at Holland College; now, at least six of those graduates are heading south to the Gulf of Mexico where the repairs to the damage wreaked by Katrina is nowhere near complete. This aggressive recruiting by US diving contractors has lead to a shortage of commercial divers back home in Canada.

Chief Diving Inspector to retire.

no@spam.com (� UnderwaterINDUSTRY .com) — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EDT

Chief Diving Inspector, Dr. Jan Merta retires this spring from the National Energy Board. Past bios have written that "Dr. Jan Merta de Velehrad is a remarkable individual who has lived an incredible life. Considered by the International Biographical Center in England as one of the last Renasissance Men, he has been nominated to the Guinness Book of Records as the �Most Accomplished Man in the World�. Educated in Czechoslovakia, Canada, UK and USA, he holds, in addition to a BSc degree from McGill University in Montreal, and a PhD in Experimental Psychology from the Aberdeen University in Scotland, more than 50 other degrees, diplomas, and certificates, covering close to 40 different occupations. Listed in 18 �Who's Who� type publications, he has been a recipient of numerous domestic as well as international awards and honors, and his memberships span 23 professional and civic societies. He is an inventor, scientist, international lecturer, and pioneer in the field of Deep Sea Diving. He has been the author and co-author of diverse articles and technical publications, as well as on the subject of various articles and interviews on radio and television. Intrigued by the ancient mysteries, he lived in Egypt investigating the secrets of the Great Pyramid." He now lives in Alberta.

COMPANY CHARGED OVER DIVING FATALITY

no@spam.com (� UnderwaterINDUSTRY .com) — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST

Charges have been laid against a local company over a 2004 diving tragedy that claimed the life a worker in Bay Bulls. Adrian Fleming, 45, died in August 2004 while inspecting underwater moorings for a tour boat.

ASI repairs outfall in Puerto Rico using proprietory ROV techniques.

no@spam.com (� UnderwaterINDUSTRY .com) — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EDT

<St. Catharines, ON, Canada> ASI Group Ltd. (ASI), an internationally acclaimed underwater inspection and water and wastewater engineering company announced the completion of repairs to a deep ocean wastewater treatment plant outfall using a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). ASI was contracted to repair three deepwater leaks in the Ponce Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Deep Ocean Outfall, located at Ponce, Puerto Rico using an ROV. Follow link for details.