GirlDiver The Girl In the Bubble XRay Mag（GirlDiver泡沫的女孩x射线杂志）.pdf

GirlDiver Edited by The Girl Cindy Ross Text by Cindy Ross GirlD Photos by Bill Battan In the Bubble and Chris Padilla Time travel becomes reality, as scuba world—recreationally, not commer- are collectors of diving helmets and equip- I descend beneath the waterline cially. ment from our past. The suit I dived in was in a 1944 Mark V Hard Helmet, the I sought out dive gear made for small a “Men’s Large” size—the smallest avail- women, found easier methods to don the able suit size. standard U.S. Navy dive equip- heavy equipment and slowly developed With enough lacing and strapping, pull- ment used for undersea salvage the “dive specific” muscular operations in World War II. structure by hauling countless tanks to and from dive sites. I “So, what’s under the water?” I asked honed my instructional skills to Maurice, the aged Greek instructor from a ease the entry of other women local training facility for commercial divers. into the sport. I was 19 years old, and my only experience Now, I’m taking the plunge with the underwater realm was a five min- as a hard helmet diver. Using ute dive in a college swimming pool. “modern equipment” from He told of the brilliant sea life inhabit- another century. Descending to ing the chilly waters of the Puget Sound the depths in an authentic Mark in the northwestern corner of the U.S. V helmet. He explained what the guys were doing This level of helmet was pro- underwater, we