Manned dive bell [Image 14 of 32]

GULF OF MEXICO, AT SEA

05.12.2012

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Charles White        

U.S. Navy           

Navy Diver 1st Class Alvin Carter, right, a reserve component sailor certified to mix gases for breathing in deep-water diving, watches as a winch hoists a manned dive bell from a depth of more than 600 feet, more than 65 miles south of the coast of Panama City Beach, Fla. The bell is the operational component of a Flyaway Saturation Dive System that is going through a certification process, which will eventually see a manned dive past 1,000 feet, a first since 1975.

• Date Taken: 05.12.2012
• Date Posted: 05.12.2012 21:41
• Photo ID: 579155
• VIRIN: 120509-N-GO855-033
• Resolution: 1800x1200
• Size: 1.99 MB
• Location: GULF OF MEXICO, AT SEA