Alberto Gianni

Alberto Gianni was an Italian underwater diver and inventor.

Gianni was born in Viareggio, Tuscany, Italy. He served as a soldier during the ItaloTurkish War and World War I, becoming a diver after seeing divers on warships. In 1911 he plugged a leak on the Italian battleship Regina Elena after it had collided with the SaintBon in stormy seas. In 1916 he suffered from decompression sickness after participating in a submarine recovery in La Spezia.

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