The three-diver bottom team dynamic is demonstrated here where NOAA Divers John Bright (center of image) and Joe Hoyt (taking the photograph) move in tandem down the length of bulk carrier Norman capturing imagery while the in-water safety diver—Eastern Carolina University Reciprocity Diver Mark Keusenkothen (top left)—hovers above and in between each diver.
Three-diver Bottom Team
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The three-diver bottom team dynamic is demonstrated here where NOAA Divers John Bright (center of image) and Joe Hoyt (taking the photograph) move in tandem down the length of bulk carrier Norman capturing imagery while the in-water safety diver—Eastern Carolina University Reciprocity Diver Mark Keusenkothen (top left)—hovers above and in between each diver. The in-water safety diver swims in a position where they can render immediate assistance to either bottom diver, while also trying to stay out of the frame as the photographers image the vessel’s remains. While capturing the upper edge of Norman’s starboard deck, Joe Hoyt also got Mark hovering in the frame.

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