Phoenix HARDSUIT™ Atmospheric Diving System (ADS) Completes Milestone 100th Project

Phoenix International Holdings, Inc. (Phoenix) announces the successful completion of their HARDSUIT™ 1200 Atmospheric Diving System (ADS) Division's 100th job.

Since 2003, Phoenix has owned and operated two HARDSUIT™ systems, each comprised of two suits, that have worked on projects in water depths ranging from 92 ft to 1,150 ft, in locations throughout the Gulf of Mexico and around the world. including Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and the Mediterranean. Projects conducted by the one man, one atmosphere ADS include inspections, installations, maintenance, repair, metrology and rig support.

Tom Bissett, Phoenix ADS Manager, said: "The successful completion of our 100th project with zero record-able incidents underlines the safety and reliability of the ADS." He continued, "It's compact size and joint flexibility gives the system practical work capabilities, and we are pleased that our clients appreciate the effectiveness of the system and return to us again and again."

About the ADS

The HARDSUIT™ Atmospheric Diving System (ADS) is an advanced technological approach to diving services for applications that benefit from having a manned presence at the underwater work site. Depth rated to 1,200 fsw, this one-man, one-atmosphere suit has proven to be a valuable tool within the commercial diving industry, offering Phoenix clients reduced overall project time, cost, and risk.