Human Fish Deep Sea Diving Record Aka Deep Sea Diving (1920)

Deep sea diving in Boston Massachusetts, United States of America. Full titles read: “HUMAN FISH - breaks record for deep sea diving - new armoured diving suit enables diver to descend 360 feet.“ M/S Scene on the deck of a ship. Crewmen surround the deep sea diver as he prepares to go overboard. He is wearing a ridiculously designed swimsuit imaginable, ( it looks like some kind of alien from a 50’s B-movie!) the suit is of metal construction and is incredibly clumsy and heavy looking. C/U The Helmet is put into place over the diver and attached to the suit with large bolts. M/S Some amusing scenes follow, the crewmen attach the diver onto a winch and hoist him off the deck. M/S He is lowered tentatively to the surface of the water. He is lowered right down until his head is completely submerged, before being pulled back to safety. FILM ID:204.1 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES.
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