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Mission Journal 6-Dominic Hove: Mission Day 1: Monday, December 6, 2004 The day started off a little slow, but, that might have been because of the excitement that was built up inside oneself. For on this day a dream was about to come true, the dream of living underwater. Not just for a few hours, but for a few days. As of September, I have been in the United States Navy for 21 years and 20 of those years as I as a Navy Deep-Sea Diver. This by far is one of the best days in my diving career. We loaded the boats and where underway by 1200 hours. The boat trip was
quick with a cruising speed of 25 plus knots to the Life Support Buoy
(LSB) about 20 minutes from Key Largo, FL. Once on station we where dressed
and ready to dive within 10 minutes and could not wait to move onboard
Aquarius. The Diving Safety Officer, Roger Garcia, gave us a tour of the
outside of the habitat and then took us inside and briefed us on Emergency
Procedures while living in Aquarius. By 1400 hours we were already working, as the Navy has taught us to do
so well over the years. By 1600 hours, we had the Surface Supplied Dive
System operational and divers dressed out in the MK-21 Mod 1, Underwater
Breathing Apparatus (UBA). Our mission was to position a special underwater
laser camera and take images of the habitat. Before we knew it, we where sitting underwater inside the Aquarius, eating
dinner in "awe" over the beautiful marine life and the great
opportunity we were living…..as the first Saturation Dive class (05-10-SAT)
from Panama City, FL. So few are able to take advantage of this great
program....I truly am blessed and honored. |
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