Scuba Geek

Cis-Lunar developing new rebreather with DP Scandinavia May 22, 2006

Posted by Andy Carroll in : Rebreathers , trackback

The Cis-Lunar rebreather was originally launched in 1998 with Dr Bill Stone and has been regarded as one of the best rebreathers available. The MK5 are still considered the ‘best-in-class’ rebreathers by many in the rebreather community. Cis-Lunar couldn’t raise the finances to mass produce the rebreather though and they ceased production in early 2000.

Well, now it seems that the Cis Lunar could be back, as Dr Bill Stone has teamed up with a Swedish industrial group, DP Scandinavia, according to OutdoorNewsWire

The joint venture will focus on innovative and high quality diving products, and the commercialization of underwater technology developed by Dr Stone and his crew of talented engineers. DP Scandinavia, based in Marstrand on the west coast of Sweden, has recruited a team of well known and experienced rebreather divers, including Paul Heinerth and Richard Pyle from the USA, Barry Coleman from South Africa, and Hempa Henriksson from the Arctic part of northern Sweden to support business development, product testing and evaluation.

Dr Bill Stone is recognized as a world authority on cave exploration and advanced technology development with more than 120 engineering publications and 11 patents. In addition to the Cis-Lunar project, he currently leads the development team for the NASA Europa lander third stage prototype—a fully autonomous underwater vehicle designed to explore the sub-ice world of Europa and to search for the first microbial life detected off Earth.

“We strongly believe that American ingenuity and Swedish quality is a unique and winning concept. We will jointly develop and launch a series of innovative products aimed for serious recreational and professional divers and are convinced of our competitive edge,” says Dr Stone.