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Diving records have been set and broken with increasing regularity since the early
1900s:
- 1915. The 300-fsw mark was exceeded. Three U.S. Navy divers, F. Crilley,
W.F. Loughman, and F.C. Nielson, reached 304 fsw using the MK V dress.
- 1972. The MK 2 MOD 0 DDS set the in-water record of 1,010 fsw.
- 1975. Divers using the MK 1 Deep Dive System descended to 1,148 fsw.
- 1977. A French dive team broke the open-sea record with 1,643 fsw.
- 1981. The deepest salvage operation made with divers was 803 fsw when
British divers retrieved 431 gold ingots from the wreck of HMS Edinburgh,
sunk during World War II.
- Present. Commercial open water diving operations to over 1,000 fsw.
- 1981. The deepest salvage operation made with divers was 803 fsw when
British divers retrieved 431 gold ingots from the wreck of HMS Edinburgh,
sunk during World War II.
- Present. Commercial open water diving operations to over 1,000 fsw.
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