Acknowledgments
I want to offer my sincerest gratitude for the great assistance and help so kindly provided by the following alphabetically listed beautiful people. Many have provided task plans, contracts, documents, pictures and videos. Others have painstakingly researched and published the articles, books, and periodicals listed in references. Their hard work has provided enormous insight. Others have freely offered their precious time for interviews. Combined, this has enabled me to accumulate and document the historical information penned in the extensive biography and the accompanying website. I wish with heartfelt gratitude to acknowledge and pay tribute to all those great people without whose tremendous help and time we would not have been able to accomplish this work. Several of the men and women named are regrettably no longer amongst us.
| Name: | Position and Field of Expertise: | Elaborated and Assisted with: | |
| Alf Bernt Brekken | Standard Hard Hat Diver / Construction / Active | Diving History | |
| Alf Herman Schørnhardt | DFS Naval SF / Bounce Diver / Sat Diver / Supervisor / Client / Retired | Diving History | |
| Andrew (Andy) Roberts | Sat Diver / Inspector / Deep Diving Consultant / Retired | Diving History | |
| Andy Grimwade | Skydiver / Restaurant / Offroad Rental / Bar Owner | Skydiving / History of Pattaya | |
| Arne Jentoft | DFS Naval SF / Bounce Diver / Sat Diver / Supervisor / Client | Diving History | |
| Arve Håkon Dinessen | Engineer / Airline Pilot / Retired | Technical Research | |
| Asbjørn Stensen | Inspector / Founder and Owner of Petas AS | North Sea Oil & Gas Early History | |
| Bernard Fabish | Pipeline Welding Superintendent | Offshore Welding History | |
| Bjørn J Larsen | Diver / IT Educator at Rehabilitation Center Bergen / Active | History / Bergen 1980-1990s | |
| Bjørn Kråkenes | Sales Manager / Active | History / Bergen 1980-1990s | |
| Bob (Robert) Bryce | Engineer / Manager (Corporate) / Subsea Intervention | Subsea Construction | |
| Bob (Robert) Davis | Sat Diver / Supervisor / Superintendent / Client | Diving History | |
| Bob (Robert) Finch | Restaurant and Bar / Owner / Manager / Active | History / PDR3 / Pattaya | |
| Bob Gardiner | Sat Diving Manager / MSc Ergonomics & Human Factors / Active | Sat Diving & Research | |
| Bob Newport | Diver / Bell Dive Supervisor / Retired | Diving / Sat Systems | |
| Brian G Alexsander | Director / Entrepreneur / Active | History / Pattaya | |
| Brita Grønn Kolstad | Medical – Clinical Support Manager / Active | History / Bergen 1980-1990s | |
| Bård Trones | Security Manager / World Champion Kick Boxer / Active | History / Bergen 1980-1990s | |
| Cameron McKechnie | Diver / Retired | Diving / Sat Systems | |
| Cecilie Jevne | Educator / Teacher | History / Bergen 1980-1990s | |
| Chris Brander | Entrepreneur / Active | History / Harley Davidson | |
| Chris Kyllingmark | Photographer / Climber / Active | History / Bergen 1980-1990s | |
| Christer Andre Mæland | DFS Naval SF / BASE Jumper | BASE Jumping History | |
| Christopher H Moore | Engineer / Factory Owner | History / Thailand | |
| Dag Leyser Hendriksen | DFS Naval SF / Civil Engineer / SINTEF / Active | History / Bergen 1980-1990s | |
| Danny Emmons | Barge Anchor Foreman / Shift Supervisor / Offshore Manager | Pipelay / Subsea Construction | |
| Dave Adamson | Diver / Manager / Author | Diving /Subsea Construction | |
| David Hutchinson | Offshore Diving Specialist / Supervisor / HSE Rep / Active | Diving / Sat Systems / HSE | |
| David M Macleod | Chief Officer / Senior DPO / Active | Dynamic Positioning Systems | |
| Donald (Don) Smith | US Military / USMC / EOD / Retired | Expat History Pattaya | |
| Dougie Matheson | Sat Diver / Supervisor / Adventurer / Active | Dynamic Positioning Systems | |
| Dougie McInnes | Sat Diver / Sat Supervisor | Sat Diving History – 1990s | |
| Emilio Cruz Fernandez | Diver / Author of La Tragedia del Huichol-II | Diving / Construction | |
| Ernst Midtun | Project Manager / Active | Subsea Construction | |
| Eva Bøe | Entrepreneur / Bergen / Active | History / Bergen 1980-1990s | |
| Gary Warren Morey | Sat Diver / Entrepreneur | Diving History – 1970s | |
| Gary (Sharky) Ward | RN CD / Diver / Shift Supervisor / Offshore Manager | Diving / Sat Systems | |
| Geir Bjørn Sund | ROV Offshore / Entrepreneur / Boxer / Retired | History of Hotel in Blomvåg | |
| Geir Ivar Jørgensen | Bounce Diver / Supervisor / Client | Diving History | |
| Gerald (Gerry) Lee Holt | US Military / Green Beret /Medic /Retired | Expat History Pattaya | |
| Graham Mann | Salvage Diver / Offshore Manager | Diving History | |
| Heath Norris | PH3 Hasher / Oil & Gas Logistics Manager | Thailand History | |
| Helenka S Dinessen | Secretary / Mother / Family History | Family History | |
| Helge Lockart Hansen | Sat Diver / Manager | Diving History | |
| Helge Segrov | Artist / Painter / Active | History / Bergen 1980-1990s | |
| Henrik C Holm | Musician / Restaurant & Nightclub Owner / Retired | History of Nightlife in Bergen | |
| Hubert Jenny | Engineer / International Water Management Consultant | French Masonic History Thailand | |
| James Soutar | RMA-Sandhurst / British Intel Services / Trinity College / Retired | Thai Masonic History | |
| Jan Arild Skjeie | DFS Naval SF / Helicopter Rescue Service / Active | Naval SF & Diving / Rescue | |
| Jan Christian Warloe | Diver / Dive Supervisor / Author / Retired | Diving Systems | |
| Jan Petter Berentsen | Entrepreneur / District Leader Red Cross Bergen / Active | History / Bergen 1980-1990s | |
| Jason Boyle | ROV Pilot / Supervisor /Superintendant | Sub Sea Intervention | |
| Jean Pierre Branchut | Diver / Engineer / Offshore Manager | Construction History | |
| John D Collingbourne | Entrepreneur / Auctioneer / Mason / Active | History / Pattaya Thailand | |
| Jon Are Hvalby | DFS Naval SF / Sat Diver / Technical Manager / Active | History / Bergen 1980-1990s | |
| John Dunkley | Sat Diver / Superintendent | Diving History | |
| John Jackson | Offshore Manager /Sat Diver / Dive & Shift Supervisor | Diving /Subsea Construction | |
| Jonny Soltveit | Military / Farming / Active | History / Bergen 1980-1990s | |
| Jørgen Magne Grødum | Naval Diver / Sat Diver / Supervisor / Rov Supervisor | Diving /Subsea Construction | |
| Jørn A R Alertsen | Diver / Bridge Engineer / Shift Sup Subsea Construction / Active | Diving / Construction | |
| Kai Olsen | Standard Diver / Engineer / Norwegian Oil Directorate | Diving History | |
| Kane Squires | Rigger / Welder / Deck Foreman / Shift Supervisor | Pipelay / Subsea Construction | |
| Karl Vetoris | Fireman / Retired | History of Pattaya & PH3 | |
| Keith Schara | Barge Anchor Foreman / Retired | Pipelay / Subsea Construction | |
| Kenneth Harman | Contract Manager / Engineer | History Thailand | |
| Knut Johan Medhus | DFS Naval SF / Innshore Diver / Transport | Naval Diving History | |
| Kolbjørn Kirkebø | Subsea Engineer / Active | Subsea Construction | |
| Lance Orton | Diver / Bell Dive Supervisor / Active | Diving / Sat Systems | |
| Lars Erik Hovda | DFS Naval SF / Innshore Diver / Fireman | Naval History | |
| Lars Jørgen Kroken | BASE Jumper / Lawyer / Restaurant owner | BASE Jumping’s Early Days | |
| Leif-Tore Skjerven | DFS Naval SF / Pioneer Sat Diver / COE / Author | Diving /Subsea Construction | |
| Leighton Dudley Fowles | Director / Entrepreneur / Active | History / Thailand | |
| Mads Unneberg | Standard Hard Hat Diver | 1991-1993 Kalstø Tunnel History | |
| Malcolm (Malky) Moar | Deck Foreman / Subsea Construction | Offshore Construction | |
| Michael Charles Eccles-Smith | Offshore Operations Manager / Sat Diver | Diving /Subsea Construction | |
| Neal Bradford | Diver / Retired | Diving / Sat Systems | |
| Nigel Swinden | Royal Marine / Sat Diver / Inspector / Active | Diving / Sat Systems | |
| Oddvar Kvalheim | DFS Naval SF / Entrepreneur | Naval Diving History | |
| Ole Martin Haugan | Sat Diver / Retired | Diving History | |
| Ove Henning Stava | DFS Naval SF / Sat Diver / Sub Sea Engineer / Client | Diving History | |
| Patrick V D Berghe | Belgian Para / Skydiver / Restaurant Owner / Active | Skydiving / History of Pattaya | |
| Paul Perry | Diver / Bell Dive Supervisor / Retired | Diving History | |
| Per S Knutsen | DFS Naval SF / Helicopter Pilot / Sat Diver / Active | Naval SF & Diving | |
| Peter Bently | Chief Officer / Senior DPO / Active | Dynamic Positioning Systems | |
| Peter McKibben | Engineer / Supervisor / Offshore Manager | Offshore Construction | |
| Petter Nygård | Owner Bjønndalen Camping / Tourism / Active | History of Pattaya & PH3 | |
| Phil Kearns | RN CD / Sat Diver / Dive Supervisor | Diving History | |
| Phil Thompson | Diver / Dive Superintendent | Diving History – 1970s | |
| Ramsey Flynn | Editor in Chief / Author / Active | Kursk History | |
| Reidar Arnstein Klovning | Client Rep – Phillips SS / Retired | Diving History | |
| Richard (Rick) Marshall | Deck Foreman / Shift Supervisor | Subsea Intervention | |
| Richard Parker | Rov Intervention | DP / Subsea Construction | |
| Rodolp Brekken | DFS Naval SF / Sat Diver / Supervisor / Client | Diving /Subsea Construction | |
| Roger S Johannessen | Entrepreneur / Active | History / Bergen and Pattaya | |
| Ron Stewart | Dive Supervisor / Diver / Retired | Diving Systems | |
| Simon Peet | British Army / Retired | Military History | |
| Siv Kristin Furås | Mother / References to Foldvik Norway late 1970s | History Foldvik 1977-1978 | |
| Stein Inge Riise | Engineer / Technical Manager / Entrepreneur / Active | Diving / Kaldstø | |
| Steve Broom | Royal Marine / Sat Diver / Supervisor | Diving History | |
| Steve Macmillan | Regional Head of IMCA / Head of McDermott Diving | History of DLB 29 | |
| Svein Ove Nilsen | ROV Pilot / ROV Supervisor | ROV / Subsea Construction | |
| Sveinung Tangstad | Security Manager / Strongman / Active | History / Bergen 1980-1990s | |
| Tanja L Dinessen | Pilot / Author / Retired | Writing Assistant | |
| Thomas Lee Smith | Diver / Bell Dive Supervisor / Retired | Diving / Sat Systems | |
| Tim Chesshire | Historian – Global Diving Fatalities Summary | History Diving Fatalities | |
| Timothy (Tim) Cornwall | Educator / Lecturer / Linguist / Professor | Masonic History Thailand | |
| Tom Caesar | Diver / Active | Diving / Construction | |
| Tom Dragoo | Restaurant and Bar / Owner / Manager / Active | History / PDR3 / Pattaya | |
| Tony Stevens | Musician / Retired | History / Pattaya | |
| Tor Arne Bjørn | DFS Naval SF / Sat Diver / Manager | Sat Diving History | |
| Vivian Skar Mørk | Seller / Media Manager / Mother / Active | History / Bergen 1980-1990s | |
| Trond Kleivane | Standard / Nargile / Saturation Diver / Retired | Diving History | |
| Wiggo Korsvik | DFS Naval SF / Officer Royal Norwegian Navy / Active | Diving / Navy / History | |
| Øyvind Ruud | DFS Naval SF / Data Engineer / University of Oslo / Deceased | Naval SF / Technical Research | |
| Øyvind Sætre | Journalist and Photographer | Diving History | |