A DIVER’S DRINK
AIR. ROCKET UNDER. WATER, LONDON, March 1. How a diver became intoxicated 60ft below the .surface of the .Sea was related to the Royal Society of Arts by Sir Robert Davis, inventor of many •appliances relating to submarine operations. In salvaging a ship, the diver found himself in an air pocket free of water. He saw a case of whisky close by, unscrewed the mouthpiece of his diving helmet and broached a bottle. Then he tied the lifeline round a stanchion: to avoid interruption from the surface. “We became anxious,” said Sir Robert, “as the diver sent up no cargo for two hours. When at last he reached the Surface, he was completely 'intoxicated. If the air pocket had filled with water or the diver had miscalculated liis capacity and failed to replace the nitfuthpieee he would have been drowntd.”
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Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 9 March 1934, Page 6
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143A DIVER’S DRINK Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 9 March 1934, Page 6
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