RE: Did submarines suffer from bends?
Posted by: kurt ()
Date: January 27, 2001 02:35PM

No, the bends was not a common problem in submariners.

A sub, unlike a skin diver, has a rigid, steel hull holding back the sea pressure. Even when submerged deep in the ocean, the interior of the sub, where the crew are, is at normal sea level pressure (or close to it).



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Did submarines suffer from bends? BernardZ 01/27/2001 12:25PM
RE: Did submarines suffer from bends? bernardz 01/27/2001 12:27PM
RE: Did submarines suffer from bends? kurt 01/27/2001 02:35PM
RE: Did submarines suffer from bends? Fin Bonset 01/29/2001 07:39PM
RE: Did submarines suffer from bends? Peter Nall 02/01/2001 12:54PM
RE: Higher air pressure when submerged kurt 01/29/2001 10:11PM
RE: Higher air pressure when submerged Rick Mann 02/01/2001 04:39PM
RE: Did submarines suffer from bends? Steve Cooper 02/02/2001 03:07AM