SECOND RALLY - JANUARY 9, 1999


COLLEGE OF OCEANEERING - WILMINGTON, CALIFORNIA


"Reek" Eriksen, getting ready to dive a Chinese helmet



The College of Oceaneering Tank with a MkV diver and photographer behind a black cloth to avoid reflexion



This MkV diver, Don Schaeffer, drove all the way from Half Moon Bay, near San Francisco, to the LA area to get a crack at a MkV dive. Charlie Orr supervises the dressing in.



"Duke" Drake getting ready to"get wet" in the Chinese rig, assisted by three efficient tenders, Charlie Orr, Dale Eriksen, and Don Schaeffer.



Leslie Jacobs has her picture taken in the classical "hero pose" prior to(but not quite)taking the plunge, under the dutiful eye of her tender, "Reek" Eriksen.



Charlie Orr is ready for a splash in his Chinese helmet



Ed Marill, in the Chinese rig, assisted by Dale Eriksen and Charlie Orr, about ready for a splash.



This MkV diver is decending to meet with a second MkV diver already in the tank. The equipment was rigged for communication between topside and each diver, and between divers.



Ed Marill, assisted by Charlie Orr, is about ready to take a dip in a MkV rig, during the afternoon of CaCED's second rally at the College of Oceaneering.



This MkV diver, CaCED member Ed Marill, is decending into the deep blue sea of the
College of Engineering Training Tank.




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