I started my summer working for Rick Simon. The first day I was there Rick and his crew took me out to inspect morings at the Noank shipyard. I found it very exciting at the time since it was a door opening for new opportunities. My second day with Shoreline I helped pull props off a boat. I was taught how to pull a prop using a prop puller and I was given the opportunity to do it myself. This week really pushed me into becoming a commercial diver.
I must admit, driving into Boston on a weekday morning is no fun. However, all was made up for and more when Paul Leonard at the New England Aquarium (NEAQ) greeted me. Paul helps to run the penguin department at the NEAQ. I started my time working with the penguins. Right away I was allowed…
My first task as the intern was to get my advanced dive certification. I worked with Rick Simon, a past intern and an excellent diver. He owns Manta Industries, Shoreline Diving and a farm. I met Rick at a dive site called Ft. Wetherill in Rhode Island. This site is all too familiar to me….
We went to Terrence’s storage unit to get 40 or so tanks to go get filled and pick up other needed equipment for tomorrow’s big event. Later that night Terrence and I went through my gear. He made suggestions to streamline my setup. The evening ended with Amy making a great dinner and lots of…
6/28 – 6/29 AAH!! Cameras, cameras, and more cameras!! Oh..and submarines..Lottttssss of submarines! The past couple of days I spent the majority of my time in the water helping Nick Caloyianis take pictures and film the submarine races. Nick is one of the associates of the Boston Sea Rovers, and has worked with the Discovery…
I started off the day, of course, with food prep. It takes a small army to prepare the food. The aquarium depends on many dedicated volunteers to keep the tanks up and running. The ten o’clock feeding time rolled in before I knew it. It was my turn to feed Myrtle and keep her occupied….
So my summer has begun! My first real experience for the internship is spending three days at Undersea Divers learning to fill tanks and generally how a dive shop works. Undersea Divers is basically a dive shop in Beverly MA that offers tank fills, gear maintenance and all sorts of training. The shop is run by Bobby…