The First Rebreather

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The true story of Alexander Lambert who dived heroically into the flooded Severn Tunnel in 1880. The navvies who built the tunnel lived in fear that the river would break in and drown them all. However, when the tunnel flooded, the water was fresh rather than tidal. It came from an underwater spring which flowed through a fault in the rock. Conventional diving equipment was used to try to close an iron door in the tunnel to hold the water back. The equipment failed due to the air-hose continually being snagged.

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