By Carin Bailey Stephens

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The scientists on the Norseman were a long way from home, and it was Jewett's job to make sure the team returned in one piece. A significant accomplishment of the two-year dive survey was the fact that not a single diver was injured.

"We were completely accident-free. We had six to seven divers and almost every diver was in the water almost every day. Our UAF divers are really top-notch," added Jewett.

For the most part, the team was alone out in the Aleutians.

"There is no traffic out there. One day we anchored up on a bad weather day, and there was a halibut fishing boat there. Occasionally we would see off in the distance a large ship going by," said Jewett. "You're on your own in the Aleutians. If you need help, it may be a long ways away."
 

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