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28 October 1958, France
Has worked with Franck Goddio since 1992.
Jean Claude is the project manager and dive-master. He started snorkeling when he was 6 years old and has done scuba diving since 1978. He became a professional diver in 1985. He has worked as a dive instructor, hyperbaric chamber operator, diesel mechanic, marine carpenter, builder of wooden boats and a heavy machinery operator.
�I was born on the Mediterranean coast, the sea and water are native to me � it has always attracted and fascinated me. The practice of discovering underwater archaeological objects on ancient sites or shipwrecks is the realization of my childhood dreams. The knowledge of the past interests me more and more��
�On this project I had a �super� experience� when I was lifting the large stele (8 tons) with two lift bags� the boat towed me and the stele, and I was able to ride atop the stele, like on a magic carpet, surveying the whole site of the sunken city of Heacleion, and all the ancient shipwrecks! What a ride!!�
(note from Sue: among our team, Jean Claude is known as a real fish� he rarely comes up for air! Maybe he has gills...?)
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