On the occasion of its 120 years, ZRC® finances an incredible expedition in search of the French submarine Phénix Q157 lost on June 15, 1939 in the bay of Cam Rahn in Vietnam.
At his side Erwan L’Her the expedition leader at the origin of the rapprochement with ZRC®.
Erwan L’Her, born October 11, 1967 in Brest, is a doctor, specialized in respiratory resuscitation, and professor at the University of Western Brittany (UBO).
Because of his origin and his professional specialty, he quickly turned to the marine environment and technical diving with helium-oxygen gas mixtures.
In 2020, he became a professional diver and underwater photographer.
In 2022 he organized under the aegis of the UBO Foundation an expedition in the Stockholm archipelago. This expedition aimed to assess the effect of repeated dives in the cold and black waters of the Baltic Sea, on cardiopulmonary function (2 articles published on this occasion) and to make a documentary on shipwrecks of the 17th century, in a little known maritime area.
A word from the Expedition Director
“The wreck of the Phoenix lies somewhere off ancient Indochina with 77 sailors on board. With the approach of the second world war, this shipwreck will be classified “SECRET DEFENSE”. For this Adventure we needed a reliable and robust Toolwatch, able to withstand in the hostile environment of divers equipped with heavy and complex equipment, It is an ideal tool to secure the procedures of prolonged dives. The specific attachment of the brand to the National Navy and its divers makes it the ideal partner for such a memorial project!”
Erwan L’Her
