July Immerse Yourself! The Science of Submersibles

Date & Time

Price FREE

Venue History of Diving Museum
82990 Overseas Highway
Islamorada, FL 33036 GET DIRECTIONS

Phone Number 305.664.9737

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Don Liberatore began his 34-year career in human occupied submersibles when he joined the submersible crew of Harbor Branch Foundation in Fort Pierce, Florida, in October 1977. Since then, he has worked for Deep Sea Systems Inc., a division of Oceaneering International, as well as the Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration and others. Mr. Liberatore has logged over 1780 dives as a submersible pilot in five different vehicles, hundreds more as a pilot-trainer, and over 200 as Johnson-Sea-Link diver/tender.

This talk will cover a brief history of the submersibles Johnson-Sea-Link I & II, which began their operational careers as Diver Lock Out Systems dedicated to marine science. It will cover an explanation of what a Diver Lock Out System is and a brief description of how it works, its benefits and limitations. It will also cover some of the tools developed to recover items from up to 3000 feet below the ocean’s surface and highlights from such missions.

Immerse Yourself presentations are held on the third Wednesday of the month and are offered free of charge. The History of Diving Museum offers extended hours on Immerse Yourself nights, with the last admission ticket into the exhibits available at 6:45 PM.

Thank you to this month’s sponsors: Patti & David Gross.