First signs of activity at 6:30 am
Casey's discovery:
the 2-axle U-Haul
Ralph Correa and
Doug Mudry, ready to
start filming
JJ receives a pre-dive consultation from
George Irvine
Hunter Swearingen,
Surface Manager
Brian Swearingen
and Casey McKinlay
JJ cools off pre-dive
Gavin duty
Ready with the line...
JJ heads out
from the beach
...followed by Casey
David Rhea
John Rose
JJ's safeties at the Q-tunnel junction, from 2000
JJ unwraps a
reel for Q-tunnel
exploration
Looking for the
Q-tunnel wall
Q-tunnel
Q-tunnel
Perfect place for
a wrap
True power cave
Q-tunnel limestone
formation
Taking up the
slack
Looking for
another wall
Sony FX-1 rig
Shadowed by gar
Morning support
crew meeting
Setting up bottles
on the deco habitat
John Rose, back at 120'
Support diver checking
on "Team 1"
Energy gel lunch
break
Safety diver keeps
tabs on Mark
Garland at 70' stop
John Rose reviews
his tables
Basin vis had dropped
by half in two weeks
Message from the
surface manager
Brian, Hunter, and Eric Graser: 12 hours to go
Kell Canty, Eric, and Dean Mashall (obviously unaware he'll be on the beach until 5 am)
Anthony Rue, without
a camera
50' trough
Mark Garland
East habitat
Three hours to go
Support teams
moving gear in
and out
6pm support shift
Morning team moves
to 10'
Jim Miller
Project Co-Coordinator
Todd Leonard
Project Co-Coordinator
Mark Messersmith
Breather "Team 3" heads out for deep clean-up
Todd Leonard
Local color
What do you mean, cottonmouth?
End of the 5am shift
Casey exits in time for sunrise
JJ and Casey, after the dive
