 Carl Wood (left), R/V Atlantis steward, and Ken Feldman, a shipboard technician, are also certified swimmers who help launch and recover the WHOI-operated deep-diving submersible Alvin. In the famed submersible's 41-year history, only 35 people—with an underwater brand of the "right stuff"—have become Alvin pilots. (Photo by Mark Spear, WHOI)
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