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Sunday March 13, 2005 - Dive Drill with Tolland County
Dive Team
On a beautiful March morning the Tolland County Dive Team
along with the host department South Coventry participated in ice dive
training on Coventry Lake. Surface support personnel cut a hole in
the ice which was over 16 inches thick. 4 divers practiced circular
search patterns and tested their gear for cold weather conditions. The
dive was very successful and gave several new people the opportunity to work
with dive operations. Only one diver experienced a free flow of their
regulator which occurred without incident. Everyone did an excellent job
and the drill went off without incident. Special thanks to all who
helped make this drill a success. Pictures courtesy of D. Dittrich.
ET308 on scene for support Divers and support personnel preparing for dive County support vehicle Service 119 on scene Support personnel attempting to cut the ice Cold weather comradery at its best! Coventry showing off its very progressive junior member program Linda Hodgkins preparing for her role as information officer Divers and support preparing to get under way Preparing the hole for diver ops J. Carilli preparing to go in. Safey check and safety line being connected Rob Chernuk demonstrates the survival suit Diver preparing to enter the water. Note Bret Macnamara as safety diver ready in the foreground. Safety divers are important especially in ice dive ops! Reserve divers John Anderson and Mark Dittrich at the ready. Rob tending the line while a diver performs a circular search pattern. View of shore from the dive site. Diver with safety line attached ready to submerge. Diver in the water with safety at the ready. Surface support in training Jen Moore tests the survival suit. "Arr she blows!... Man the harpoon!" More survival suit training. Jen Moore chillin in the water. Dive Commander Bill Morrison critiques the drill.
ET308 on scene for support
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