Tools of the Deep
You may have worked outside in the rain but you've probably never taken your
circular saw underwater. These U.S. Navy Mark XII divers did, however, when
they became undersea "carpenters" in a marine project they undertook.
You might expect that tools used underwater would be very different than the
ones you use at your site. But according to Ray Klackel of Sub-Sea International,
Inc. (an underwater contractor located in New Orleans), "you usually use the same
tools you'd use above water. You just have to do a regular cleaning to maintain the
tool." After use underwater, tools are rinsed up on deck with fresh