Binder 07: Photographs and Images
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Creation Date
12-1-1981
Abstract
A SCUBA diver interacting with an oxygen tank drop site, where five oxygen tanks are tethered to a metal frame in the Salt River submarine canyon, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Researchers were living for two weeks at Hydrolab, an underwater laboratory located on the seafloor which allowed scientists to live and work underwater for extended periods of time. The researchers used oxygen tank drop sites like these to extend the length of their dive times. They were able to swap out oxygen tanks at multiple oxygen tank drop sites placed along their dive route rather than having to return to Hydrolab to swap out their oxygen tanks. At the time of the photograph, Hydrolab was located at a depth of approximately 50 feet in Salt River submarine canyon, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Keywords
Marine biology--Research, Coral reefs and islands--Caribbean Sea, Scuba diving, Scuba diving--Equipment and supplies, Scuba diving--Safety measures, Saturation diving
Extent
2x2 inches cardboard projector slide with Kodachrome 35mm color photographic film
Subject: geographic
United States Virgin Islands; St. Croix (United States Virgin Islands); Salt River Bay (United States Virgin Islands)
Physical Collection
Media Type
Color slides
Identifier
O19-00150
Recommended Citation
Ogden, John C., "SCUBA Diver with Oxygen Tanks, near the Hydrolab, St. Croix, A" (1981). Binder 07: Photographs and Images. Image 62.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ogden7_images/62
Keywords
Marine biology--Research, Coral reefs and islands--Caribbean Sea, Scuba diving, Scuba diving--Equipment and supplies, Scuba diving--Safety measures, Saturation diving