Word: diversity
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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A full six hours before the American Export Lines' Exilona made port, Italian divers were busy beneath the waters of Naples harbor looking for mines. Just over their heads navy patrol boats bumbled to & fro; above them, planes of the Italian air force watchfully circled the sky. On the...
Although he never dived competitively until last fall, Dillingham has the ability to become one of the best divers in the Ivy League. He was undefeated in nine meets this year and recently won the New England AAU championship. Later this month he will take part in the national championships...
At 8:15, when the first men from the engine room hatch were coming to the surface, the Admiralty got the word. Destroyers, frigates, tugs, tenders and salvage ships hurried to the scene. One Lancaster bomber, carrying divers to the wreck, crashed; five men died, indirectly adding to the toll...
At 4:30 next morning a tug spotted the Truculent's emergency marker buoy. The web-booted, goggled divers, known in the service as "frogmen," battled all morning to reach the hull of the sub. At 12:25 p.m., the frogmen sent up a chilling message: "No signals can...