Oceanic is an American manufacturer of scuba gear. It was founded by Bob Hollis in 1972 and is based in San Leandro, California, United States.[1] Its products include dive computers, rebreathers and a novel diving mask incorporating a heads-up-display of information.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Scuba equipment manufacturing |
| Genre | Diving equipment |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Founder | Bob Hollis |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Dive computers, rebreathers |
| Owner | Huish Outdoors |
| Website | www |
History
editIn 1972, Robert Hollis founded the parent company American Underwater Products which did business as Oceanic.[2]
Aeris, Originally also a brand of American Underwater Products, founded in 1998, was merged with Oceanic in 2014. The Aeris brand covered a wide range of recreational scuba equipment, including regulators, dive computers, buoyancy compensators, harnesses, masks, fins, and snorkels.[3]
In 2017, Huish Outdoors acquired the Oceanic and Hollis brands from AUP.[4]
Products
editRebreathers
editThey developed the Phibian CCS50 and CCS100 rebreathers; Stuart Clough of Undersea Technologies developed the Phibian's electronics package. With its purpose-built training facility, Oceanic UK working closely with American Divers International, developed and delivered by both Stuart Clough and Paul Morrall training and familiarisation courses.[5][6]
They have developed military rebreathers for use by frogmen and naval work divers, for example the US Navy MK-25 and the MK-16 mixed-gas rebreather.
Data mask
editOceanic developed the first HUD style mask, which is an eyes-and-nose diving mask with a built-in LCD display, commercially known as a DataMask, capable of providing various dive data from an on-board diving computer.[7][8]
Dive computers
editOceanic manufactures several dive computers for recreational divers.[9] Oceanic's computer division Pelagic Pressure Systems was sold to Aqua Lung in 2015.[10]
- OC1, OCi
- VT 4.1
- Atom 3.1
- Geo 2.0 Wrist Computer
- VEO 1.0, 2.0, 3.0
- B.U.D. Back up dive computer
Wetsuit for a penguin
editThe company developed, in early 2008, a custom wetsuit for an alpha-male African penguin at Steinhart Aquarium who was suffering from problems maintaining core body temperature due to feather loss.[11]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Gilliam, Bret (2012). "Bob Hollis and Oceanic celebrate 40 years". Submerged Magazine - The Divers Guide - Issue 01. Australian Underwater Products. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ "Where Diving Happens You'll Find Us". Oceanic Worldwide. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
- ^ "Aeris Dive Computers". wristop.computer. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ Dowsett, Kathy (1 June 2017). "Oceanic and Hollis sold to Huish Outdoors". The Scuba News Canada. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ UK Diving Equipment
- ^ "Stuart J Clough". Archived from the original on 2008-02-19. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
- ^ "Oceanic Datamask HUD". Dive Magazine (UK). Archived from the original on 2007-07-26. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- ^ "DataMask HUD - Masks". www.oceanicworldwide.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-04.
- ^ "Computers Archives". Oceanic Worldwide. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ "Aqualung Acquires PPS". Archived from the original on 2021-10-30. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
- ^ "Dive News - Oceanic Creates Custom Wetsuit for African Penguin Named Pierre!". Dive News. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
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