COLOMBO (News 1st) A diving officer of the Sri Lanka Navy together with his buddy diver set a new deep sea diving record on 17th July 2021. Both the divers were accompanied by a support party up to a depth of 40 meters and ultimately their successful achievement wrote a new chapter in Sri Lanka Navy diving. The range of diving expeditions undertaken by Sri Lanka Navy divers used to be Close Circuit Scuba Diving using 100% oxygen, Open Circuit Scuba Diving using compressed air of nitrogen and oxygen and Surface Supply Diving using compressed air of nitrogen and oxygen. This herculean task by Commander Nishantha Balasooriya and Able Diver WWNP Sandaruwan earned much credit to Navy Divers in general and in particular the Sri Lanka Navy that produces similar prospects time and again. Meanwhile, the Navy hopes that the duo would raise the bar again and would bring international recognition to the Navy in deep sea diving in due course.

Source: The Nation July 19, 2021 14:03 UTC