The logistics were enormous for the dive. I guess there must have been 50-60 people busy in organizing/working (medics, gasses, support divers, surface support, engineers, ROV operators and so) to get us three divers safely to the bottom and back again. The manual of Standard Operating Procedures covered over 60 pages: every role and function was described and explained to the participants. Can you imagine the amount of bailout gas needed for the bottom divers (three of them!), the deep support divers and support divers? There were over 15 Rebreather's: Inspiration Classic, Inspiration Vision, Megalodon and of course the Ouroboros. I have never seen such a professional set up and operation for such a big dive. Without that it would never have been possible.
What we prooved is that Rebreather's can do a perfect job in deep cold water and that deep team dives are also possible. I you look at the list of 200 mtr plus dives they have been done solo. This dive was the first with three deep divers at such depth in the same time. I personally don't care about records (although it is nice to set one
). But this event was about a team effort. Look it at as climbing the Everest: setting up the different base camps and getting the team to the top. Good prepreation is key!
And regarding publicity: we need it! These kind of dives cost a lot of money. You can't do them without sponsors (at least I can't...). And sponsors want publicity...