Terry Kerby
Terry has been the Chief Pilot for HURL
since 1981 and has completed over 900 submersible
dives around the Hawaiian Islands and Central Pacific.
Prior to his arrival in Hawai‘i, Terry distinguished
himself in several ways. In 1970 he joined the Coast
Guard and was awarded the Commendation
Medal for a nighttime rescue of two people
trapped beneath a capsized boat in the waters off Puerto
Rico. After leaving the Coast Guard, Terry worked as a
professional diver and submersible pilot for a variety
of operations until 1980. He then worked as ship
operations director, dive master, safety supervisor, and
even stunt double for the motion picture industry,
participating in films such as For Your Eyes Only,
and The Abyss.
Terry's skill and talent, however, is not limited to
guiding ambitious scientists and filmmakers into the
depths of the ocean. The combination of his explorer's
perception and his desire to bring perspective to the
images of exotic environments he visits has unleashed
his artistic nature. Terry created a series of paintings
that combine scientific acuity and stunning imagery. On
the following pages you will find images of the Pisces
V submersible, as it has been impossible to
see, working in its environment thousands of feet below
the surface. Terry has recreated scenes of many areas in
the Hawaiian abyss that are impossible to
photograph because of the limitations of light and
space, adding the vehicle to each scene to provide the
perspective element that is missing from so many images
of the deep-sea.
Kerby Illustrations
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