CRANE, Ind., Aug. 27 -- Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news release:
Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport hosted the first-ever open water test of the Deep Sea Expeditionary with No Decompression suit June 8-12.
The cutting-edge atmospheric diving system is designed to protect divers from the crushing pressure of extreme ocean depths while eliminating the need for decompression. During the week-long evaluation alongside the Keyport Pier in Liberty Bay, three Keyport Navy Divers piloted the Gen 0 Prototype suit to the ocean floor, operating from the University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory vessel of opportunity R/V Jack Robertson.
The event successfully simulated critical real-world Navy missions, incl...