The well dressed diver

The Diver suspended from the rafters in the parlour depicts the technology used by James and his diving colleagues – it is actually James’s own equipment, having been forced to hang up his fins following ear surgery after a diving career spanning some 30 years. Diving to wrecks such as the Muirchu at a depth of 60 meters in near to zero visibility requires a particularly heavy emphasis on safety. An essential feature of the system used by the diving team is duplication of critical equipment. Note particularly the two independent breathing regulators attached to independent air cylinders. The rolled up yellow item hanging from the diver is a lifting bag which, when attached to a porthole and inflated under water from the diver’s air supply, acted like an inverted parachute and lifted the item to the surface.