Submersible pilot Hugo Marrero places Styrofoam cups in the battery box of the Johnson-Sea-Link submersible

Submersible pilot Hugo Marrero places Styrofoam cups in the battery box of the Johnson-Sea-Link submersible in preparation for the first sub dive since we were forced evacuate in the face of Hurricane Katrina. This box is not pressurized and so anything inside it is subject to the increasing pressure of the water above it as it submerges.

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