Ron Allum

Ron Allum
Born Ron Allum
(1949-03-22) 22 March 1949
New South Wales, Australia
Residence Sydney, Australia
Occupation Submarine designer
Spouse(s) Yvette Allum
Children 2

Ron Allum (born 22 March 1949) is a submarine designer, cave diver and inventor.

Allum is regarded as one of the world’s most experienced and accomplished cave divers. In 1983 he led an expedition to Cocklebiddy Cave on Australia’s Nullarbor Plain. The expedition achieved a world record push of 6.24 km (3.88 mi) into the cave system.[1]

Allum collaborated with James Cameron on a project to make a live broadcast from the wreck of the Titanic in 2005. This involved designing and building a 6,000 m (20,000 ft) fiber-optic spool system link to the surface.[2]

Allum designed the Deepsea Challenger submarine that took James Cameron to Challenger Deep. This is the lowest point on Earth, the bottom of the Mariana Trench, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) below sea level. This record-breaking exploration took place on 26 March 2012.[2]

Allum was a national finalist for Senior Australian of the Year in 2013.[3]


References

  1. ↑ "James Cameron's Deep Sea challenge: Ron Allum". National Geographic. 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Legend of the deep: Ron Allum". Australian Geographic. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Honour Roll: Ron Allum". National Australia Day Council. 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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