Ray a life underwater

Darren in NC

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This was very cool!

From the description on You Tube...

A rogue with an eye for salvage - and the ladies - Ray: A Life Underwater is an affectionate portrait of one man's deep sea diving career, told through his extraordinary collection of marine artefacts.

Like a modern-day pirate, 75--year-old Ray Ives has been scouring the seabed for treasure his whole life.

The former commercial diver has plundered the deep for over fifty years, bringing to the surface anything that glittered -- even gold.

In a shipping container near the water, Ray tends his museum of cannon, bottles, bells, swords, portholes and diving gear.

He still takes to the water in a 1900s diving suit.


Produced and Directed by Amanda Bluglass www.amandabluglass.co.uk
Editor and Director of Photography: Danny Cooke www.dannycooke.co.uk
Dive photography: Neil Hope www.divingimages.co.uk
Sound track: Tony Higgins www.tonyhiggins.org
 

fladiverdown

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Thanks Mr Nibbs. What a story to share. Quite inspirational to see a man in his seventies still hittin it hard. Ray moves with the economical yet purposeful strokes and strides that only a lifetime of hard work and adventure provides. Great work!
 

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:icon_thumright: Loved it, I want to be just like Ray when I grow up.
ZDD
 

Salvor6

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You look like you're already there ZDD. How old are you?
 

Zodiacdiverdave

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Salvor6 said:
You look like you're already there ZDD. How old are you?
I am a young 53. Been diving for 33 years and hopefully for another 33. I live by tho motto "you can't grow old if you don't grow up.
ZDD
 

Salvor6

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Well dude I'm 58 and all my dive buddies are over 60. Maybe in another 33 years they will make a movie about you. Thats a good motto. Good luck!
 

Salvor6

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Hey ZDD, what kind of dry suit is that?
 

Chug And Red

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Thanks for the Great Video!!! I can't dive because of Ear Problems!!! But I can Imagine And with videos like that Enjoys others Dives and Lives!!! Just a Quick question is this a cut version of the Video?? If it is can you provide a Link to a full version???? HH And Thanks Chug
 

Zodiacdiverdave

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Salvor6 said:
Well dude I'm 58 and all my dive buddies are over 60. Maybe in another 33 years they will make a movie about you. Thats a good motto. Good luck!
Actually last year we had a young girl who was taking a video journalism course, (Jenna Marks) and made a short video about the group I guys I dive with called "Harbour Scrubbers".
It had to be broken down into 4 parts to fit on youtube.
I love Rays collection of gear and finds and would love to see it up close. I have some of these same bottles in my finds.

Oh and the dry suit is a 7 mill neoprene Atlan suit. I have had many dry suits of different types but for the water temps we deal with it is the only way to go.
ZDD
 

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Thanks Mr. Nibbs, great video and all the best to Ray! Good on ya Ray a real inspiration!
 

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I'm not a diver, but that was excellent. maybe someday I'll learn how. Ray is a real inspiration
thanks for sharing
 

ropesfish

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Very good...I am feeling better about the upcoming 56th birthday.
Thanks for posting that video!
 

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