One of the original co-founders of Oceaneering International, Inc. an ICorr corporate member and now a world-wide Integrity services company, has passed away on June 27th, 2024. He was 86.
Johnson co-founded World Wide Divers with Mike Hughes in 1964, which merged with industry players Can Dive and Cal Dive in 1969 to become Oceaneering International. Johnson, who retired from Oceaneering in 2004, made several important contributions to the company, first as a diver and later as a senior vice president. Johnson and Oceaneering would search for innovative, safer solutions to allow the oil and gas industry to push into deeper water depths. Johnson was a graduate of the Baylor Military School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and told his alma mater’s alumni publication that his journey to becoming a diver started during a summer job as a lifeguard in his hometown of Alcoa, Tennessee. He went on to graduate from the University of Tennessee, joining the U.S. Army, where he served his country in Korea. After his service concluded, Johnson left Tennessee for Louisiana with the goal of working as a diver for the offshore oil and gas industry.
Source: https://www.oceaneering.com/
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