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...chored directly above the wreck. The crew of 32 included four underwater cameramen and a group of commercial divers who ordinarily work on offshore oil rigs and salvaging of wrecks. They worked in teams of four, transferring through an air lock from an on-deck pressurized living chamber to a diving bell from which they could swim to the wreck. This "saturation diving" allowed them to stay under water for up to eight hours, without intervals of time-consuming subsurface decompression...
...fashioned scuba equipment would have permitted only a daily 45-minute dive to the ship's depth, but both methods are dangerous. A saturated diver forced to leave the pressurized chamber before a final 50 hours of decompression could explode internally because of rapidly expanding bodily gases...
...Smith of the new publicity glare: "It's caused my business to fall off 20% to 30%." But Baudouine is unapologetic. "This kind of notoriety is good for the community," he says. Cooler heads among Bullhead City businessmen seem to agree. According to a membership survey by the Chamber of Commerce, 90% think the summer superlative is "good for business...
...freshly squeezed orange juice, cinnamon apple casserole, homemade sausage balls and locally blended "Carolina coffee") and complimentary bicycles for seeing the sights. The Vendue Inn's 18 rooms are organized around an 18th century courtyard, where wine and cheese parties take place each day to the strains of chamber music...
...years ago boasted the world's highest prices, has fallen to 13th place. Paris, which is in third place, retains its reputation for haute cuisine and haute prices. A dinner for two at a top restaurant costs $127.72. But, says Richard Rahn, chief economist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: "It is now possible not only to travel to Paris but also to have dinner there...