Compagnie maritime d'expertises

COMEX (or Compagnie Maritime d'Expertises) is a French company specializing in engineering and deep diving operations, created in November 1961 by Henri-Germain Delauze and run by him until his death in 2012.

[2][3][4][5] The use of hydrogen for diving was in part driven by the need to overcome the problems of high-pressure nervous syndrome (HPNS).

Saga was built on a hull originally constructed by Jacques-Yves Cousteau but not completed due to lack of funds.

This would provide plentiful amounts of breathing gas for autonomous diving operations under the Arctic ice cap.

The project suffered tax problems in Canada which caused political repercussions between the French and Canadian governments.