July Immerse Yourself! The Science of Submersibles

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Don Liberatore began his 34-year career in human occupied submersibles when he joined the submersible crew of Harbor Branch Foundation in Fort Pierce, Florida, in October 1977. Since then, he has worked for Deep Sea Systems Inc., a division of Oceaneering International, as well as the Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration and others. Mr. Liberatore has logged over 1780 dives as a submersible pilot in five different vehicles, hundreds more as a pilot-trainer, and over 200 as Johnson-Sea-Link diver/tender.

This talk will cover a brief history of the submersibles Johnson-Sea-Link I & II, which began their operational careers as Diver Lock Out Systems dedicated to marine science. It will cover an explanation of what a Diver Lock Out System is and a brief description of how it works, its benefits and limitations. It will also cover some of the tools developed to recover items from up to 3000 feet below the ocean’s surface and highlights from such missions.

Thank you to this month’s sponsors: Patti & David Gross.

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