Chris Lemons was a saturation diver for 10 years working on oil fields on the North Sea floor. Now, Lemons is a supervisor, who gives instructions to divers and is responsible for keeping them alive.

Oct. 8 (UPI) --The Naval Sea Systems Command has approved the Navy's only Saturation Fly Away Diving System for sustained operations up to 30 days. The Saturation Fly Away Diving System, or SATFADS, ...

On November 5, 1983, four saturation divers were working 265 feet below the surface under nine times normal atmospheric pressure. Decompression that should have taken four days happened in less than a ...

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. With ...