The Fifteenth Station

The Fifteenth StationDid's drunkenness was nitrogen narcosis. We called the seizure "I'ivresses des grandes profondeurs." The first stage is a mild anesthesia, after which the diver becomes a god. Cousteau: "The Silent World"Artie, the young photographer, was the first to realize what had happened. He broke the surface about twenty feet from the boat and, treading water, let his mouthpiece drop to his chest."He's coming straight up," he said. "Not decompressing...