Diver George Crocker's Helmet Adjusted. Fellow crew members of the rescue ship Falcon adjust diving helmet on the suit of George Crocker, 27, Seattle native, as he prepares for dangerous dive to depth of 370 feet in first attempt to reach lost 0-9 submarine on ocean floor 440 feet beneath the surface 20 miles at sea off Portsmouth, N. H., this afternoon (June 21), in effort to rescue 33 men carried down in sub testing disaster.
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Diver George Crocker's Helmet Adjusted. Fellow crew members of the rescue ship Falcon adjust diving helmet on the suit of George Crocker, 27, Seattle native, as he prepares for dangerous dive to depth of 370 feet in first attempt to reach lost 0-9 submarine on ocean floor 440 feet beneath the surface 20 miles at sea off Portsmouth, N. H., this afternoon (June 21), in effort to rescue 33 men carried down in sub testing disaster.

Associated Press · [ca. June 1941]

CC0 — Public Domain
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[Information from item housing] Diving: Misc.

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