A diver inside the Lock-out Chamber of Hydrolab, Salt River Bay, St. Croix

Creator

John C. OgdenFollow

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Creation Date

12-1-1981

Abstract

A diver, wearing a life vest, in the lock-out chamber of Hydrolab, an underwater laboratory located on the seafloor which allowed scientists to live and work underwater for extended periods of time. The lock-out chamber is an underwater airlock which allowed divers to enter and exit Hydrolab. 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

Biology, Marine biology--Research, Coral reefs and islands--Caribbean Sea, Environmental laboratories, Marine biologists, 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

Dr. John Ogden Caribbean and Coral Reef collection

Media Type

Color slides

Identifier

O19-00164

Recommended Citation

Ogden, John C., "A diver inside the Lock-out Chamber of Hydrolab, Salt River Bay, St. Croix" (1981). Binder 07: Photographs and Images. Image 76.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ogden7_images/76