USS Macaw at Midway Atoll - photo taken by NOAA Diver Robert Schwemmer



Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Aqua Lung America Recalls Apeks WTX Power Inflators Due to Drowning Hazard

Aqua Lung America Recalls Apeks WTX Power Inflators Due to Drowning Hazard (Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:00:00 GMT) The oral inflator button is not properly bonded to the oral stem and can fall off during use, posing a leak of the buoyancy compensator contents. This poses a drowning hazard.

Monday, June 7, 2010

May 2010 Working Diver class and Divemaster training


Congratulations to the most recent graduates of the May 2010 NOAA Working Diver class held in Seattle, WA.
The back row from left to right - Mike Robinson, NOAA Ship Ka'imimoana; ENS Aaron Maggied, NOAA Ship Oregon II; ENS Leigh Hedgepeth, NOAA Ship Fairweather; Ankur Tohan, EPA; Adam Baron, EPA; Dan Rucker, Everett Police Dept; ENS Brett Floyd NOAA Ship Fairweather; Neil Beckwith, NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette; Chris Long, AKFSC; George Schwartz,US Navy History & Heritage; and Sean Griffin, NMFS.

Congratulations to the graduates of the May 2010 NOAA Divemaster training class held in Seattle, WA.
Julie Allison (Seattle Fire Dept), Michele Williams (Seattle Fire Dept), LT Sarah Duncan, ENS Matt Nardi, Dave Heiser (Seattle Fire Dept), Verne Murakami, and LCDR Stephanie Koes and Rob Rau (EPA).