#72 Life at Sea with Ron Smith: New Zealand Navy, Diving and Tugboats

Update: 2025-08-26

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At sixteen, Ron Smith left home to join the New Zealand Navy, beginning a 54-year career at sea. In this episode, he shares his extraordinary journey through Navy service, professional diver training, and the high-risk world of saturation diving. Ron also takes us inside life on tugboats, navigating dangerous conditions and commanding powerful vessels. If you’re interested in real-life maritime stories, Navy history, or commercial diving, this episode is packed with rare insights from a man who has lived it all.

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#72 Life at Sea with Ron Smith: New Zealand Navy, Diving and Tugboats