On November 5, 1983, an accident at the Byford ... safety regulations for those diving at inhospitable depths. The event now stands as a cautionary tale for deep-sea divers, who operate at high ...

The Titan tragedy joins the Byford Dolphin accident in history's most gruesome deep ... cause decompression sickness, aka "the bends." If a saturation diver traveled 650 feet below sea level ...

Decompression sickness is a type of injury that occurs when there’s a rapid decrease in pressure surrounding the body. It usually occurs in deep-sea divers who ascend to the surface too quickly.

Mr. Small died of decompression sickness before he could ... In the late 1960s, he and a business partner, Hans Hess, developed a deep-sea diving suit and an aerodynamic ski-racing suit.