THE DIVING UNIT
The Hong Kong Fire Services Department - Diving Unit has a fleet of eight fireboats, including two command boats, one diving support vessel and two diving support speedboats provide fire protection and rescue services within Hong Kong waters. The Diving Unit has a fleet of five diving tenders, one diving support vessel and two diving support speedboats deployed at seven strategic locations throughout Hong Kong, and a three-compartment compression chamber at Ngong Shuen Chau for treating patients suffering from decompression illness and requiring hyperbaric oxygen treatment. In 2006, the Diving Unit had started to use WR-1 to contain the underwater breaking-in tools.