Scott J Cassell was born on March 16,1962 and is an American explorer, underwater filmmaker and counter-terrorism operative.
13 Facts About Scott Cassell
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Scott Cassell has over 13,000 hours as a diver, and is a United States Coast Guard-qualified submersible pilot, with over 900 dives in the 'SeaMagine SeaMobile' submersible.
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Scott Cassell holds the world record for longest distance traveled by a diver.
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Scott Cassell spent over a decade filming or photographing Humboldt squid.
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Scott Cassell subsequently distanced himself from this documentary, claiming that it contained multiple factual, scientific, and ethical errors.
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Scott Cassell is a former US Army combat medic, and served as an AeroScout Observer in the California Army National Guard from 1985 to 2000.
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Scott Cassell served as a combat diver for fifteen years.
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Scott Cassell has served as a sniper, an anti-piracy consultant and a Counterterrorism Combat Dive Instructor for Special Ops personnel.
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Scott Cassell has twenty years of experience with closed circuit rebreathers.
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Scott Cassell is the founder and head of Sea Wolves Unlimited and the Undersea Voyager Project.
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On September 17,2011, Scott Cassell attempted to set a new world record for longest distance traveled by a diver.
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Scott Cassell planned to swim a distance of 30 miles, from Santa Catalina Island to San Pedro Harbor, during one continuous scuba dive while conducting experiments related to the decline in shark populations.
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Scott Cassell suffered a near-fatal equipment failure, forcing him to surface and give up the record attempt, but completed the dive after correcting the technical problems.