Oceanic Worldwide

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Oceanic is a company which currently designs and manufactures sport-type scuba gear. They were founded by Bob Hollis in 1972 and are based in San Leandro, California, USA.

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[edit] Products

[edit] Rebreathers

They developed the Phibian CCS50 and CCS100 rebreathers; Stuart Clough of Undersea Technologies developed the Phibian's electronics package. [1]

They have developed military rebreathers for use by frogmen and naval work divers, for example the US Navy MK-25 and the MK-16 mixed-gas rebreather.

[edit] Data Mask

Oceanic developed the first HUD style mask, which is an eyes-and-nose diving mask with a built-in LCD display capable of providing various dive data from an on-board diving computer.[2][3] [4]

[edit] Wetsuit for a penguin

The company developed, in early 2008, a custom wetsuit for an alpha-male African Penguin at Steinhart Aquarium who was suffering from problems maintaining core body temperature due to feather loss. [5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ UK Diving Equipment
  2. ^ Oceanic Datamask HUD. Dive Magazine (UK). Retrieved on 2008-05-22.
  3. ^ Oceanic Worldwide - Research and Compare the latest Scuba Diving Equipment and Snorkeling Gear
  4. ^ Oceanic Worldwide - Scuba and Snorkeling Gear, Scuba and Snorkeling Equipment and Dive Gear
  5. ^ Dive News - Oceanic Creates Custom Wetsuit for African Penguin Named Pierre!. Dive News. Retrieved on 2008-05-22.
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