News Articles

The following is a short collection of news articles that we have collected to help foster interest in Canadian Clearance Diving. Please note that in most cases the article are in Adobe PDF format and to view will require their Free Adobe Acrobat reader software from their web site at: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

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Related News Stories (Organized by Dates)

• Army looks for company to train bomb specialists
  23 July 2010
  Canadian Press Article
  
• FDU(A) Diver Represented the Best
  17 May 2010
  Trident article on the tragic loss of PO2 Craig Blake in Afghanistan.
  
• FDU(A) Father and Son Dive
  January 2010
  A Diving Branch first. Father and son conduct Surface Supplied Dive together.
  
• FDU(A) Marks Silver Anniversary with Christmas Daddies
  January 2010
  FDU(A) takes to the road to support Christmas Daddies and celebrate their silver anniversary.
  
• Carpet roll, sleeping bag among Bow River litter
  1 September 2009
  Navy divers who usually patrol Canada's ports have plunged into the Bow River to pull up garbage.
  
• Harbour sewage woes prompt new diving rules
  1 September 2009
  Navy divers are taking extra precautions before jumping into the polluted Halifax harbour...
  
• Divers make a splash at graduation
  31 August 2009
  Clearance diver graduation course article..
  
• Keen wits and sharp bayonet defuse Afghan Bomb
  19 August 2009
  Excellent article on the Heroism of one of our own...
  
• Retired Navy Ship Cormorant up for Auction
  4 August 2009
  Article on the possible sale of Former HMCS Cormorant
  
• Preliminary Report on Florida Hyperbaric Chamber Fire
  9 June 2009
  A report about a lethal hyperbaric fire in a Florida Recompression Chamber
  
• Crowsnest Article - Diving into Security Operations for the 2010 Olympics
  Spring 2009
  By Lt(N) Peggy Kulmala
  
• TheStar.com Article - How One Soldier Cheated Death
  23 March 2008
  PO2 James Leith's Heroic Experience in Afghanistan
  
• Navy Clearance Divers Recognized For National Award
  March 2008
  Clearance Divers receive the J.J. Kinley Award from the Navy League of Canada
   
• Navy Team Combs Afghan Dust for Clues From Bombs
  13 January 2008
  Article about Clearance Diving Officer in Afghanistan
   
• Trident Article - Navy Diver Humbled
  29 October 2007
  Clearance Diver Receives Award of Courage
   
• Trident - Fourth Military World Games Hosted by India
  29 October 2007
  Clearance Diver participates in World Games
   
• Naval Officer at Work in the Far Corners of Afghanistan
  15 October 2007
  CLDO on deployment in Afghanistan
  
• Fleet Diving Unit's Quest For Adventure
  17 September 2007
  Clearance Diver experiences during exercises in the North.
   
• Remote System Transforms Mine Hunting Missions
  3 September 2007
  Trident article on the interim remote minehunting sytem in service with the CF. Clearance Divers and PID Divers operate the system for the Navy.
   
• 60 Metres Down
  Date Unknown
  Former Clearance Diver Recounts Swiss Air 111 Recovery operation.
  
• Soldier Shares Medal With Unit
  23 July 2007 Lookout Article
  Article about a Clearance Diver who earned the US Army Commendation Medal.
  
• Navy frees humpback ensnared in Grand Banks gear
  6 July 2007 Lookout Article
  Article about a Clearance Diver who earned the US Army Commendation Medal.
  
• HMCS HURON Set to Perform Final Naval Tasking
  May 2007
  Clearance Divers including web author participated in preparing and executing the sinking of a venerable old warship.
  
• FDU(P) Career Familiarization Day
  26 February 2007
  Photo from the Lookout News.
  
• New Technology to Help Navy Detect Mines
  Date Unknown
  Another article on the IRMDS system.
   
• Amphibious Assault Capability Tested Off Eastern Seaboard
  6 December 2006
  Maple Leaf article on new capability being tested.
  
• Ready Hammer Deals with Threat of Explosive Devices
  16 October 2006
  EOD exercise hosted by FDU(A).
   
• Handling the Pressure - Divers Tested
  31 July 2006
  Article on Pressure tolerance testing for Combat Divers.
   
• Lookout Photo
  31 July 2006
  Chief of Defence Staff drives an FDU(P) Boat.
   
• Exercise Desert Rat a Dry Run for Bomb Disposal
  26 June 2006
  Lookout News article about an EOD Exercise.
   
• Turning The Tables
  Date Unknown (2006)
  CF Diving grapples with metric conversion.
   
• Divers Go Under the Ice at Lacs Roche
   3 April 2006
  Clearance Divers and Port Inspection Divers dive under the ice in central BC
  
• Navy Divers Join Their Army Comrades in Afghanistan
  20 March 2006
  Trident article about Clearance Divers in Afghanistan.
  
• Breathing Device Allows Divers to Plunge to New Depths
  Date Unknown
  Article explaining the new CUMA V2 Rebreather apparatus.
  
• Waking Up as a Fleet Diver Article
  Date Unknown
  LS Paul Trimble is highlighted in this article.
  
• Underwater Bubble Walls Help to Keep Sea Life Safe
  Date Unknown
  Bubble curtains used by Clearance Divers at underwater ranges.
   
• Divers Return from New Orleans
  3 October 2005
  Clearance Divers return after rendering assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
   
• OP UNISON Photo
  28 September 2005
  Photo in Maple Leaf of Clearance Diver in water during OP UNISON (New Orleans Relief)
  
• Fleet Diver Battles Brutal Death Race
  15 August 2005
  Lookout article on diver who participated in Race.
   
• Divers Step Back in Time With Mark V
  8 August 2005
  Lookout article about Clearance Divers who dive the old Mark V diving equipment.
   
• Maple Leaf Article
  27 July 2005
  Clearance Diver volunteers at Tim Hortons in Halifax.
  
• Navy detonates shells from scuttled ship
  27 July 2005
  Clearance Diver volunteers at Tim Hortons in Halifax.
  
• Fleet Divers Take the Plunge Under the Ice in Quebec
  Date Unknown
  Clearance Divers conduct ICE DIVEX in Quebec.
   
• Clearance Divers Lead the World with Updated Rebreather
  16 June 2004
  Maple Leaf article on the new V2 Rebreathers.
   
• Marine Marketing News Artcile
  Spring 2004
  DRDC Toronto RCC is highlighted.
   
• Divers Detonate Explosive Kalamalka Lake, Vernon, BC
  31 December 2003
  "The Morning Star" news article about FDUP) Divers detonating a Mortar in Kalamalka Lake, Vernon.
  
• LS Hayley John Wins Gold Medal
  10 December 2003
  Canadian Clearance Diver wins Gold at 3rd Military World Games.
  
• Sunken WW II ship threatens Halifax harbour
  26 April 1999
  Halifax is in danger due to a munitions ship that sank .
  
• Navy divers to scour Basin bottom for bomb
  26 April 1999
  Explosive experts scour bottom for a bomb.
  
• Questions Remain After Canadian Navy Divers' Deaths
  13 February 1991
  A tragedy that is still felt by all Naval Divers, even today.
  
• In Search of Divers... The Navy's Clearance Diving Officers... A New Breed
  30 January 1991
  This is the article that made the web master want to become a Clearance Diving Officer.
  
• Underwater Divers Targeted as Security Focus Shifts
  Date Unknown
  Old article on underwater security.
  
• Divers' Month at 1181 Feet
  July 1987
  Saturation Dive article about DCIEM Dive. Article kindly provided by Red Larsen.
  
• Navy Divers in 1000-Feet Test
  July 1987
  Saturation Dive article about DCIEM Dive. Article kindly provided by Red Larsen.
  
• Coast Guard College Training Vessel Helps Explode Mine at Harbour Entrance
  11 January 1983
  The Toronto Sun: Makings of a Hollywood science fiction movie. Article kindly provided by Red Larsen.
  
• Submerged
  6 March 1981
  The Toronto Sun: Makings of a Hollywood science fiction movie. Article kindly provided by Red Larsen.
  
• Defense does some of its own research
  19 February 1977
  The Financial Post Special Report: New chamber for DCIEM. Article kindly provided by Red Larsen.
  
• Submersible For Marine Use
  March - April 1970
  CF Bulletin - DND Approved to purchase Submersible - later to be called SDL-1. Article kindly provided by Red Larsen.
  
• Even Canada Gets Them
  28 March 1946
  Old article on disposal of Japanese Moored Mine by SMUD.
  
• The World of the Diver
  Date Unknown
  Old article on RCN Diving (Frogmen).
  
• Nine Tourism Aspects of Artificial Reefs
  Date Unknown
  A written speech regarding the Artificial Reef Program in which many retired navy ships were sunk to support the recreational and technical diving industry.
  
• Rodney Dove Gets Special Pay for War Heroism
  Date Unknown
  War hero gets special pay for  riding Midget Sub in WW2