In the eighties, a horror diving accident saw five men die after an unprecedented change in air pressure. On November 5, 1983, an incident on the Byford Dolphin oil rig saw routine maintenance ...

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under artificial pressure meant to mimic the increased pressure of working hundreds of feet underwater. As long as they are ...

Deep under the ocean, saturation divers risk their lives for oil, infrastructure, and exploration. Extreme pressure, isolation, and deadly risks - discover the hidden world of the deepest-working ...

When diving to such great depths, whales face two challenges: storing enough oxygen to hunt successfully and withstanding the enormous pressure. High pressures change the uptake of gas in the body.

This record-breaking dive was carried out more than 30 years ago in the DLR TITAN pressure chamber. Entering the water was never necessary – all that was needed were the technology and steel walls of ...