Saturation Diving- You're in a different world

[@jbirdharold6640]

Fish are even looking at them like bruhh

[@madi-si6wn]

LMAOOO

[@TonyStark-uz3cj]

hahaha like brah omg

[@TXRoeJogan]

😂 😂 😂

[@seanmoore4653]

nah fish r like looking at u like cockhead

[@chrissignal8857]

Bruhh🤣

[@KantFromEC]

They're astronauts, but upside down.

[@shempshempleton4746]

Exactly

[@wouldntyouliketoknow230]

Yes

[@bryanelam7431]

Spot on with that!! My jaw is still on the floor!! A new definition of bad ass for me!!!

[@olal449]

An Argonaut essentially.

[@krakpatsboemke]

@@bryanelam7431 Waaahahaha jaw on floor!!!

[@matthewpace5834]

My dad did this back in the seventies. He worked off of Stevanga in Sweden. His team of four would actually stay at the bottom in the bell and compartment. They did two week shifts. One day my brother, sister and I found a cassette tape marked “Sea Floor” so we threw it in the cassette deck. We then proceeded to listen to the greatest tape ever recorded, and laughed until we were peeing ourselves. To pass the time, these four brave souls would record their farts into a microphone attached to a small Waltham tape recorder. That tape was over an hour long. Brilliant to a ten year old.

[@alihasanaxe4936]

That is fucking legendary, would you happen to have a copy today?

[@abakdpotato]

This is amazing haha

[@WhoAmI-kb4vf]

@robert mayes h a h a

[@mykel808]

@robert mayes you've never terrorized your guy friends for fun? i used to lock my windows on my sisters driving around after some nasty farts back in the day lol

[@trollkraft3577]

Do you mean stavanger in Norway?

[@sweeptheleg.]

Living 28 days in a metal capsule with 3 other dudes, decompressing for up to a week. It better be paying NFL quarterback money to get me to even consider doing that as a career. Massive respect to those guys.

[@peachpls]

From what I've seen in other sat diving vids, they make roughly around $1500 a day

[@supermanchado1]

They earn over $ 500,000 per year.

[@beloved_lover]

@@anonomooose3036 So that's still butt loads of money that you get to enjoy for the other 6 months, assuming you don't have that much training/etc outside of the time you're not working.

[@haroldbrown6630]

I could never do this.

[@kevinroark5024]

A friend in my hunting club is a Sat.diver&he makes over a qtr.million a year.

[@johnnorth5824]

" I can't wait to go back Sat diving" he says with no expression and dead eyes

[@H4R4K1R1x]

That's how a man communicates

[@WetSouls]

Its a hard and taxing activity. ☝🏽

[@MrObsidus]

@@H4R4K1R1x """""man""""

[@H4R4K1R1x]

@@MrObsidus Well he's no an apache attack helicopter is he?

[@MrObsidus]

@@H4R4K1R1x Stale meme is stale.

[@chapmasi]

I've been a recreational diver for about 12yrs now and the deepest I've been to is about 42m........ to me and my European Dive mates (who fully understand the technicalities of this) these saturation types are like Spec Ops. It takes a special type of lunatic to take those risks. Kudos to these lads

[@tubach1082]

Nobody cares stfu

[@tone618]

Do you get sqeaky helium voice from the atmo?

[@IreneWY]

I'm also a rec diver and I have serious respect for those guys.

[@ShoutsWillEcho1]

Im a driver and I have full disrespect for these fellas

[@CallMeMrX]

@@ShoutsWillEcho1 👌

[@hamsterman1995]

This guy is my next instructor at DIT. Already met him, great guy.

[@ramusdoyle5899]

You Badass

[@jonstark2705]

Is DIT worth what it costs?? I’m from Madison Wisconsin and I wanna attend the school

[@lejamesbron4055]

Is this seattle

[@hamsterman1995]

@@lejamesbron4055 Yes, it is. Just north of lake union.

[@hamsterman1995]

@@ramusdoyle5899 Honestly, the whole staff at the school is. Great people to work with. This guy especially is though honestly. Saturation divers have been described to me as I went to school as the peak of commercial diving. Not only is it crazy to dive to such deep depths, but the mental fortitude that is required to do so is amazing.

[@alanbouet-willaumez1390]

This is madness. Halfway between dream and nightmare

[@westonblanchard5404]

Alan Bouët-Willaumez perfect way to put it

[@twasbrillig33]

I'm getting Claustrophobia just watching this video.

[@massimohladun9497]

@@twasbrillig33 im getting submechanophobia

[@freeheeler00]

Well put.

[@haroldbrown6630]

Full fucking nightmare here.

[@DavidHooverJr]

Thanks for the video. My father was a North Sea Pioneer Diver in the 1970s and worked for Taylor Diving & Salvage. They actually went down to 320m (1,050ft). Unfortunately, he was killed due to mechanical and human failures while completing a dive in the Skånevikfjord between Bergen and Stavanger. A Norwegian news organization, the NRK, did a documentary on the accident back in 2015 called the Deepest Dive.

[@maxwellschmid588]

old comment but even though it was decades ago sorry for the loss of your old man. This kind of work is terrifying to me and I can't imagine what kind of nerve and guts it takes to do it.

[@mexicanreformist1522]

I can't even jump in the ocean without fear of getting bitten by a shark. Your father was a brave dude especially in the 70's when our knowledge of the ocean was so limited.

[@tobystewart4403]

"I love sat diving." These folks are off the chain, straight up. Big respect.

[@MassHysteriaHD]

Id rather sat dive than skydive

[@EternalNico1]

@@MassHysteriaHD fuck no

[@totenfurwotan4478]

@@MassHysteriaHD skydiving is incredible and very safe, the vast majority of deaths are from people trying to do synchrnized acts. just a straight skydive id very safe and easily the most exciting thing you can do

[@patrciaclemons8183]

Yah bro it's a 4 week long orgy down there

[@nuhuh4564]

"One bolt and two nuts weigh over 100 lbs." Uh did he just reference how big his junk is for being able to do that job?

[@Soldier4USA2005]

I think so.......and I will never doubt that reference.

[@v4v819]

Weights zero under water don't count....

[@KarthanRouge]

@@v4v819 Imagine being that stupid.

[@diantrecreagh3269]

@@KarthanRouge 😂damn

[@yosefty5401]

@@v4v819 Did it hit too Close to Home?

[@MrAmeerga]

And i complain for working 2 hours overtime.. These people are a different breed of humans. Mad respect

[@kryssym1460]

Right like damn iaint doing shit wit my life

[@genericfakename8197]

Man I thought I was hot shit doing 80 foot dives. These guys are absolutely hardcore.

[@dannyholden5361]

GenericFakeName haha, get diving dude. 80ft is nothing. Most of my dives are between 100-130 ft

[@ukoctane3337]

Most of the best recreational dives happen at between 15-30m anyways. Get a deep speciality if you want to extend to 130feet or 40m in the correct measurement system :p (And then tec but lets face it you have to take out a loan to do tec courses lol)

[@dh5645]

So manny of the vibrant colors and amazing marine life is within the first 30 feet. Just say’n...

[@josephdavis2695]

Danny Holden you missed the point. These guys go 600+ feet for almost a month at a time. So your whole pissing contest approach here is fairly invalid.

[@cato3016]

@@josephdavis2695 No they don't. The pressurized chamber in which they live is on the surface (on the ship), and they don't actually dive to that depth, they just take the bell down, like an elevator. Really, all they are doing is hard manual labor (albeit in dark, uncomfortable, cold conditions, with no chance of going outside for a month), not so much diving and swimming around in the truest sense of the word.

[@DanYellowZena]

These are the type of men, individuals that I admire. The unsung heroes of the world. While we live in a world where everyone is hung up on social status, these are the people who make sure we have the functionality that we do in the world. We don't hear about them, most of us probably don't know anyone who does this line of work and they don't get much praise in the world. Unlike superficial celebrities or politicians. Salute to these men! There's plenty of jobs I would love to try out and experience but I don't think this is one of them. Definitely takes a different and special breed of people!

[@MacNmey]

Thank you.

[@chaskatzman8015]

fuck straight up

[@TheOfficialBrother]

50,000 dollars a month makes great motivation

[@NightmareTrash88]

@@TheOfficialBrother for some it’s good motivation. You couldn’t pay me a million dollars to do this job I mean hell you live in a ball where there is barley any leg room for 28 days I’d go crazy in just 24 hours

[@EI_Greko]

@@TheOfficialBrother where do I sign up

[@howey935]

My brother was a saturation diver in the North Sea from 1991 to 2004 and he regularly worked at 450 foot deep. He made a lot of money and well😊 deserved

[@FilnetMgnigon]

Any health complications from it? I see mixed things in comments so just curious

[@howey935]

@@FilnetMgnigon Not that he knows of.

[@FilnetMgnigon]

@@howey935 nice good to hear

[@jesusa.2927]

@@howey935how much money?

[@howey935]

@jesusa.2927 He got a £90k salary then bonuses and some of the bonuses were more than his salary. His first big bonus he bought a flat nosed porshe 930 for cash.

[@onionhead5780]

They are a different breed. Hats off to them.

[@johanneskarlsson6535]

Well put.

[@mojo5093]

Johannes Karlsson Well put.

[@ThatBoiT.]

MO JO Well put.

[@skater4god]

@@ThatBoiT. Well put.

[@Bamboagodosh]

@@skater4god Well put.

[@WoodysAR]

I can"t believe the water level of the ocean doesn't rise, when he goes down there with his GIANT BALLS!

[@CodyFazio]

Had me dyin😂

[@johnnypk1963]

It does

[@Superknullisch]

Eem.. tide goes in tide goes out..?😉

[@frylock6403]

every time they let off some splooge in the ocean, people think that theyve found a group of sea monsters in the water

[@ae4164]

Jadon: When you drop out into the unknown, and you know that "Hey I could be the first guy-" Me in my head: To get eaten by a giant squid. Jadon: "-that's actually stood here." Me: This is why I work in under*ground* construction and he works under*water*, lol.

[@myk2]

Nothing but absolute respect to these people. The mental and physical stamina to do this, never mind the sheer balls, unreal.

[@ianegfp]

Yes, it is amazing how many people are working so that we can simply flick on a light switch at sundown or sit at a computer and talk to people all over the world. I have the utmost gratitude for them.

[@peckerwood9383]

I went to underwater welding school in williamington California right after my Marine Core set was up. The best thing I ever did!! My career after that was stellar!! I went offshore right after hurricane Katrina came through in the gulf of Mexico, after a few shipyard tours I made it to Hawaii!!! "BAE" SHIP YARD,THEN pearl harbor!!! Then retired!! At age of 44(then) I can look back and truly be proud of a great life!!!!!

[@isaac10231]

Retiring at 44 that sounds like a successful career to me!

[@Celisar1]

How on earth can such a short working career provide anyone with enough money for the rest of his life? I mean you can easily have HALF of you life ahead of you at 44!

[@Mikeplaysdbd]

Is it true that they get paid 1 to 4 dollars per foot googled said they make 30grand to 45 grand a month so annually around 180,000 month

[@Clickbait86]

@@Celisar1 the Philippines

[@robertjr8205]

You mean Wilmington right? Did you go to harbor occupational? They used to offer that? Not sure if they still do

[@FlatlandMando]

Just fascinating And also it never gets old to hear an adult human being talk about how they made the right choice in life & love their work & can't wait to get back to it...this is the real message

[@carpediem7654]

Work sucks dude. Nobody likes doing their job, they just like the fat paychecks. Reduce their pay by half and see how many stick around.

[@areoladan5580]

Yeah I’m betting the main reason he loves his job is because he gets paid hundreds of dollars per hour for it, even when just sitting in the capsule hangin out with his buddies.

[@Xyz46786]

Do you know much money this dude makes give me a break

[@guybaehr8124]

If he says he loves his work, why don't you believe him? He's not you. You're not him. Don't feel threatened. Different strokes for different folks, as they used to say.

[@omnacky]

@@carpediem7654 Work can be meaningful and fascinating. It feels good to be useful to society

[@vondahe]

I have nothing but the deepest respect for these guys. There’s no end to the list of disadvantages, discomforts and things that can go wrong. I hope they’re paid (and insured) handsomely.

[@AverageMichaelJordans]

haah deep... Yeah I'll go

[@jeanlucbergman479]

$3000 a day is common. Albeit a single day doing this would be fucking insane.

[@nwebb449]

Was a pioneer Sat Diver in the North Sea back in 1975, 650' was my deepest. In those days they were still experimenting with gas and as helium was so expensive, one time they had us breathing neon! Great times. Also we were doing mixed gas 300' bounce dives.

[@mikelights8106]

N Webb Do you experience any long term symptoms from sat diving?

[@indy3130]

N Webb so does the decompression make you feel weird?

[@nwebb449]

indie mutt. No

[@SuntJack]

N Webb damn it dude, that's awesome !

[@austinmuir544]

To anyone who is wondering. Their is a limited number of divers you can do, those all depend on your age physical strength and genetics. It honestly doesn’t matter how many dives you can do when most divers at the end of the shit walk a way with just about 300k. Side note the mixed gases are not suppose to harm you... don’t forget that cigarette where thought not to harm you either. As for what’s in the mixed gas all I can remember is helium and I believe argon, don’t quote me though.

[@armedanddangerous7588]

These guys are the least appreciated yet do so much necessary work that common people just don't know. I'm not a diver however I appreciate what they do. I retired from the military and I am 100% disabled from wounds occurred but if I could I would like to give this a try but I cant. Hats off to the divers out there.

[@josephdavis2695]

Hats off to you too. Don’t sell yourself short. Thanks for what you’ve done.

[@thoth6732]

Thank you for your service!

[@MacNmey]

Thank for service. I worked with a lot of ex-military back in the 70's when I was diver in Gulf of Mexico. The best were the ex Navy Seals. Those guys were a cut above, and highly valued by diving companies in the gulf.

[@onbored9627]

You've done more than enough. Good to have you home.

[@mirrortoyourweakness9769]

I'm sure you could've done it. Looks like your have the mindset and if you're a natural underwater, with the proper training you'd do great most likely.

[@dexterisabo3137]

I was on a rescue/salvage ship that had a few sat divers on it but we never had to deploy them to that depth. I think two of them had qualified as sat divers but were no longer allowed to dive that deep because diving that deep to often screws up your bones. This chief told us that the repeated compression and decompression of your skeleton because of the pressure ended up giving you a condition like osteopetrosis. So the navy limited the number of times a diver was allowed to do it. Most of our divers worked with the closed helmets like the sat divers used, but they normally didnt go anywhere near that deep. I think the deepest they went was around 50 feet. A ship had sunk in the entrance to a harbor in Western Samoa and they rigged it with explosives and bounced it off the bottom a couple times until it fell off a shelf and sank into deeper water so that other ships wouldnt hit it when they came in the harbor. My shipmates and I watched/heard it from a bar at the end of the pier. Raising our beers everytime an explosion went off lol. Fun times

[@Barzins1]

It was literally between this and law school for me. My parents pressured me to law school where I racked up a shit load of student loans and could not get a job to save my life. I should have chosen this.

[@lesaustion]

It's very unfortunate you realized you are your own person and your parents dont control you too late..

[@deadcunt9597]

C'mon man. 300k annually. More like 500-800k if you stick with it. Or 200k max with at least that much debt? Wow. Well, never too late, I guess?

[@punkitt]

I mean it ain't too late to get into it

[@Bankable2790]

Here is a humble man, and willing to share a lesson, if anyone is able to hear it.

[@Reignor99]

Its a good thing you didn't.. a lawyer doesn't have the balls to endure real problems.6

[@thomasloaiza2172]

I'm a Graduate of D.I.T. (1980) Started in Louisiana then Puerto Rico and on to the North Sea by means of a 2 1/2 month dive in Caracus, Venezuela. Deepest dive 900' Go Sat Divers!

[@Nillowo]

That’s awesome! It’s cool to see more of you guys pop up in the comments here haha

[@Skrenja]

Realistically what do you need to do this for a career?

[@MacNmey]

@@Skrenja A willingness to hardly ever be home and to remain single or probably become single if you are married. If I was to do it all over again today, I would get into the remote underwater robotics. More future in it. Get ahold of a company in Houston called Oceaneering to find out more info.

[@MacNmey]

@Per Johansen You don't. The guy running the dive up on deck keeps track of everything. When he says times up, leave bottom, you leave bottom.

[@MechanicalAddict]

@Goushtinkla Van Goh USD $70,000 per month

[@royxrp1510]

Hardworking man that make the world a better and more convenient place. Never to be heard from again. These are the people we need to read about in history books.

[@riaranta3150]

KZbin recommendations hooking me up with something I ain’t never seen or heard about before 👌🏻🔥 Rad video ❤️

[@alexolife]

Based algorithm. I assumed it sent me this one because of all the watch videos in my history. 😂

[@benzerba7851]

Same here.

[@Brother_frojd]

Pursuing this career right now. Currently getting my commercial diving certificates at NYD in Norway. And once am done with 100 hours of diving I will do the saturation dive course at the same school. This is my dream job and am sure as hell gonna end up succeeding in obtaining a job as a sat diver.

[@monki9941]

did you succeed?

[@Xterminatorr]

Bro you have my greatest respect going into this job. I can't endure that intense pressure, shortness feeling of breath, insensitivity of your body because of the numbness (cold), and poor visibility while also knowing your life is on the line. I've heard stories about the people experiencing the most painful deaths here in the past. My deepest condolences to them.

[@clear.5999]

How'd it go

[@midnull6009]

no reply so probably didn't make it, lol@@clear.5999

[@mettflow2648]

@@clear.5999 he dead

[@KevinM88TR11]

I've been in the Army, worked on oil rigs, worked on power lines and more. This would drive me absolutely mad respect to these men. 👊🏼.

[@AdamJWM]

I graduated from DIT in April 2004 class of September 2003. Jason Anderson was one of my instructors. Jason was awesome and exactly the type of guy you will meet when you get out into the real world. DIT is definitely known as the “shit” as far as schools go. I wanted to be a Salty deep sea diver since I was a little kid and DIT will give you a good understanding of what you need to know. Once you get offshore is a whole new level.

[@gagesterboy]

how is the industry? is the work consistent? are you working for a union?

[@wirelessone2986]

Whats the weirdest thing you ha e ever seen down there?

[@wahmodijiwah4201]

@@wirelessone2986 i once saw an octopussy live inside a condom

[@danielshaw4038]

I was assigned to a U.S. Navy Saturation Diving ship in the Late Seventies Those SAT Divers were the Breed Apart from the Breed Apart. Nothing but Respect for these men. Go Navy!

[@davelundergoesunder]

I saw this video a few months ago, and I just found it again. I'm a recreational diver, and this video blows me away! These guys are cut from a different cloth.

[@bigearedmouse17]

"AQUANAUTS"

[@the_visionvry6244]

I was just thinking the same thing. closest thing to being an astronaut on another planet

[@davecrupel2817]

Thats exactly what they are. :)

[@briancooley8777]

More real than astronauts

[@ruskibot7745]

That translates to water sailor.

[@bigearedmouse17]

@@ruskibot7745 Then what is ASTRONAUTS

[@wicklash9065]

Right now im in school for welding. I plan to take underwater welding after i get my red seal. Big dreams i know, but ive lived in a small fishing community my whole life. The ocean is my home.

[@AsianManZan]

Jadon Anderson is good shit. He was my instructor and is currently my boss. Great guy all around.

[@dragonmaid1360]

Wow just wow. As an ex-diver many years ago I'm totally blown away by what this guy is saying. He must have iron balls to be that brave. Something goes wrong down there and your chances of survival would be very Slim. Lion an absolute lion

[@br4d101]

Much respect to these divers, used to work offshore for 11 years n have seen a lot of what these lads get up to and have to do underwater! They’re worth their money!

[@v4v819]

How much do they get paid? Do they get raison hands and feet, like when you stay in the bath for too long... I get that bad, really dries out my skin which kills and is annoying... But this job seems too cool if they get paid enough and pay for my moisturizer, then i'd consider it as a future career maybe...

[@br4d101]

@@v4v819 if your worried about getting crinkly fingers and being provided moisturiser then this really isn’t the job for you! Try computer work or something like that, offshore life is hardcore and you need to be a certain type of person to do it! It’s not for the weak or soft handed person! Plenty of oil and gas jobs onshore in engineering, probably best to go into wind farms!

[@v4v819]

@@br4d101 "Try computer work or something " It's funny you say that necause i do have a computer job- from computer science degree... And yes i admit my hands are soft because of the moisturizer but that doesn't mean i'm soft of heart... You got to be tough working at your computer all day- most people get hand and wrist problems, sometimes my hands i can't feel after 8 hours on the keyboard so my line of work ain't for the faint of heart either... Though i admit it's less dangerous than sat diving though not completely risk free- you can die from blood clots and shit if u sit too long- i take a 5 minute break to walk the stairs every hour to lower my risk plus gain sensation back to my poor buttocks from the suckie office chair i use... Say diving to me compared to mine looks like a deep sea advanture something people pay for in beach resorts on vacation kind of life style... Sign me up but as i said i demand my free lotion- one perk request doesn't make me a princess...

[@br4d101]

@@v4v819 the stress that deep sea diving puts on your body is enormous, you live in a de compression tank for weeks at a time, it’s like being in prison but on a boat that rocks side to side, it stresses your joint and causes arthritis at a young age and other health problem, with risk there is reward so if you fancy £1000-1500 a day go for it! It’s a good job u just don’t do it for a long time!

[@v4v819]

@@br4d101 That's not enough money for the risk and potential cold water- i don't mind cold water as long as it's over 60 degrees and not for more than 40 minutes at a time max! I must admit i like my job it's a real challenge and pays well and i can do it from the comfort of my home... But having said that as you know the grass is always greener on the other side so i'm always fantasizing of a potential different job and what that life would hold for me if I ever dared to dive into such adventures...

[@powerofdvd5476]

Knew a guy who worked off the coast of south africa doing this. He and his 2 co workers were near the bed of the ocean when they found diamonds. Needless to say, he retired incredibly early.

[@xMorbidArtx]

Nice

[@profpuffofficial2]

Surprised theyd be abe to sell it Get murdered for that today

[@lab35982]

I trained at the Coastal School of Deep Sea Diving in 1978. Had no topside trade so I joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and became an Underwater Recovery Diver looking for a recovering dead bodies. Over 4o years later I am still an active diver!

[@jacob2790]

When it comes to getting bread they've got the keys to the bakery.

[@tacc529]

how much do they make ?

[@romanflores5505]

@@tacc529 100k or more a year. Atleast.

[@lawsonmann2057]

@@tacc529 their daily rate can be 1500-2000 dollars

[@hosmerhomeboy]

@@lawsonmann2057 it oughta be more than than that. I've been paid nearly that much, for work much less dangerous.

[@troyroberts7364]

@@hosmerhomeboy Seriously I make 60k and sit on my ass, i would need 250+ for this BS

[@flyzeyefab]

I was involved as a Sat Support a (at the time) record Hot Tap in the Gulf of Mexico - 654' if memory serves... I've since left the industry, but loved every second! ZERO regrets about getting my Commercial Diver Certification!

[@brianhartman7135]

Absolutely amazing how tough these guys are. Nothing but respect to these guys pushing their bodies like this. Wow.

[@area51r]

my brother just graduated in june 17 from this school. the graduation ceremony was really nice the campus was awesome. d.i.t. is something to be proud of. looking forward to more videos

[@Chrisamos412]

Graduated in 1986....I was there when our school was a barge. One morning before heading to school, drinking coffee, watching the news...lo and behold, there’s DIT, I should say there it wasn’t! It was struck by a tugboat or something, but the best part was salvaging it, that was a blast.! Excellent school...best wishes to the staff and all past and future divers!

[@fratercontenduntocculta8161]

It truly is being an astronaut on earth. I love everything to do with ocean exploration.

[@lmcc8798]

Thank you guys for doing this so we have utilities! That’s a lot of commitment!

[@oldwardrobeexperiment]

Incredibly educational. Really love this because the style reminds me of the old Discovery Channel documentaries. I can't even imagine however what it must feel like to have the qualities to do this. Biggest respect for these guys!

[@mike2652]

No wonder these guys get paid so much. You really gotta know what you’re doing and stay level-headed no matter what.

[@SoutheastanglerLLC]

It's crazy to me that humans even know this is what you have to do to go that deep.

[@FlagnarBoobz]

my literal exact thoughts

[@saneledlamini1223]

Trial and error mostly

[@swampdonkey1567]

The barotrauma wasnt usually fatal(though crippling is another story) but pressure has been know about for a long time think about Artimetis and then Pascal. I'd imagine before any deep diving was attempted they already knew about alot this stuff (though think baro trauma sickness was a thing early one but I don't think it was at the depths to permantly cripple or kill you).

[@chaz693]

They learned the hard after all those guys died building the Brooklyn bridge.

[@eoingaskin]

Sacrifices. An untold amount of sacrifices throughout history.

[@orangeapple681]

Mad respect, you guys deserve every penny of that money. I'll keep my boring job on shore gentlemen. Stay safe and alert out there.

[@styrofoamx229]

Damn this is one of the most hardcore things I’ve ever seen. 28 days underwater at insane pressures gaddamn!

[@johnkoss6473]

No 28 days under extreme pressure - 12 hour shifts under water. They are coming up between shifts.

[@styrofoamx229]

Jeb Goes no they work 12 hour shifts then go into their chamber to sleep and rest. They fully de-pressurize after 28 days. And it’s done at different levels in different durations

[@wendilisblue]

Yeah so like 28 under then how many days depressurizing? Wouldn’t that be almost four months ?

[@critic8307]

@@styrofoamx229 they go into the pressure chamber up to the ship, not under water.

[@dd212NYC]

@@critic8307 how do they eat / go to the bathroom? Is that all in the pressure chamber? They clearly can’t leave the chamber..

[@kodimah8577]

The definition of mad lads. Absolute respect for you guys.

[@trentlomelino]

I wish someone when I was younger pointed out this job and I figured out my path to do it. It's wild.

[@schlaznger8049]

not for the claustrophobic

[@Tricknutting]

Dat money Doe?

[@Chester41585]

Oh, they're swimmin' in it.

[@thordan1630]

Just Googled it, it says £1000 a day which is a lot

[@JifeLacket]

Usually works out to a bit over 6 figures. They take at least a month off (the guy in the video was 28 days on, 2 months off).

[@1969cmp]

That rules me out.

[@N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S.]

I'm impressed with the guys who communicate with the sat divers on the radio. I work with radio in my job and some people are frigging tough to decipher. Would hate to do it with someone who's been breathing helium for three weeks.

[@scottcrook6530]

The radio has a helium descrambler that adds bass to their voices.

[@petemonceau5057]

been to 300 a bunch of times in the Gulf of Mexico, much respect to you.

[@raphaellauf7786]

I know this is serious but I just imagine one of them saying some really technical stuff but with the helium voice I'm just dying of laughter

[@Reignor99]

That's because you lack the intelligence to be a productive member of society. You will reproduce, leech taxpayer money, and be selfish for the rest of your life. Or maybe you'll grow up and be useful. Who knows?

[@eliyahuohiyon7461]

@@Reignor99 says the person replying to a year old comment

[@Arius_Astronomy]

@@Reignor99 Hey world! Look at this guy being a productive member of society by insulting people on the internet!

[@herbderbler1585]

@@Reignor99 it's nice that you're taking time out of your busy schedule of being a productive member of society to make sure everyone is as humorless and miserable as you.

[@myhatzulu]

@@Reignor99 I pity you

[@LittleMissIssues]

Yes, this is what my dad did in the 60s, 70s....deeeeeeep deeeeep sea saturation and the bell, decompression! he went all over the world doing this! A lot of time in the Gulf on oil platforms, Indian Ocean, North Sea, everywhere. He would be gone for weeks and weeks at a time....I was always waiting for him to come back from the ocean!!

[@GM-fx2jo]

worked with a guy who was ex navy diver and did saturation diving in the North Sea.....that's a tough job with high risk....all the credit is deserved with these guys.

[@FeedingFrenzy91]

God blesses us all with different gifts. God bless everyone.

[@mintakaviatoripatuit6714]

I respect what these people do for us.

[@XIIIStefanC]

laying down oil pipes which is killing our planets yea deep respect :D

[@ChrisRigling]

@@XIIIStefanC the same oil to help run the world’s transportation and energy. Lol

[@stallagiardino7877]

How times change! Only 6 hour bell runs..We used to do minimum of 10 / 12 hours, sometimes 16 + hours..This in the late 1970’s Norwegian sector with Subsea and Comex. I was commercial diving between 1973 and 1983, North Sea, with a few trips to Saudi, India and Brazil.

[@bobbywalker1125]

Worked with a former Sat Diver with Oceaneering. I believe his deepest dive was around 750’.

[@nct948]

fascinating. We forget the incredible engineering that sustains our way of life and which can only be implemented thanks to people in such hazardous jobs as these deep sea technicians. Few of us could live in such un-natural conditions, cramped space and no sun light. Thank you to you and respect.

[@killawatt8243]

Diving is so awesome. It is like another world underwater ! In some situations you can even hear your heart beat it’s so soothing

[@McKayPorter]

“You’re looking for something you can’t see until you run into it.” That thought, while deep underwater, is terrifying.

[@waynearrington6727]

As a helicopter pilot in the Gulf of Mexico in the late 70s I sometimes flew out to dive boats. The story that I was told most often was that these guys had a 10 year or so working life before they got too bent to continue diving. The goal was to make enough money in that amount of time to buy and equip their own dive boat and bid contracts and then let someone else do the diving while they supervised. I wonder if it is still like that.

[@lashonearl6548]

Thank You to all of you brave men!!!Thank You all for all you do much respect to all of you!!!!!!!!

[@ducamuk]

Mad respect for saturation divers. ✌️

[@Nickgowans]

I always used to think that these things were intended to resist positive pressure, but actually they are designed to maintain dive pressure. Fascinating

[@glywnniswells9480]

Yep until they come up to the boat and contain the huge pressure they bleed it slowly out over days ti decomprrss them

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

He's correct. As an Aussie, go through the course in Tasmania or you go home and dream. If you know you know.

[@DamagedF0X]

I've seen a few diff vids of this and have to argue that this might be one of the most extreme jobs ever.

[@jchastain789]

this is totally awesome

[@danielhiggins8798]

I did some scuba diving a few years ago. I don’t think I’ll ever do it again. I had no fear, and that’s a dangerous thing. I respect anyone with the discipline it takes to breath in an unnatural state for such a long time. As others have said, this is astronaut level badass. I suspect their careers aren’t very long, at those depths.

[@midnull6009]

that's total bs on that "no fear", being calm and composed doesn't equate to "no fear" You drive a car with "no fear"...so you'll never do it again? LMFAO...

[@sternritter9788]

Can't believe we glorify astronauts who don't do shit, but don't give credit to guys like these that actually enable our lives.

[@prg937]

Dude f*cking loves his job. True passion right there... Makes you wonder.

[@Thorny5718]

What a great job, I’d genuinely love to do that kind of work. Awesome video lads, thank you.

[@ThatGuy-ou4ev]

after 5 years of doing this job, you could retire early. I knew a guy from school who went to do this. After coming back from first 6 months on the job he got a brand new sports car, a small house and fully furnished it. Never kept contact though.

[@danielbroomhall8882]

Stop lying, mate. These are all myths. The normal pay for someone right after the course is around 50k yearly. Then, only after 5 years and after knowing the right people, you might get $1,400 a day but that is not in every job, so it is uncertain how much u will make.

[@smckay6438]

Learnd to dive at 8 in mexico in 1969 then got certified at 11 in 72 ! When you had to memorize the dive table! Its was very soothing and good for me and my physical therapy as a legally blind man ! If you get a chance , you will never forget it !

[@EGarrett01]

After about the 2 minute mark I felt like he was telling me what I had signed up to do and not just watching a video I had clicked. Like I had no choice and this was going to happen. Started getting really nervous lol.

[@junglebrutalitydeath]

At those Depths, I can only imagine the stuff you see. Giant sharks, Sea Serpents, Mermaids, U.S.O.’s, etc.. all kinds of demonic stuff can come out of the darkness in that environment.

[@FrostedSeagull]

You're right jungleB..., The stories are remarkable and most don't talk about what they've seen. Apparently, the so-called Keepers of the Deep are the strangest.

[@otisjacksonjunior9795]

@thanksgiving I understand your point. However, you vastly overestimate our ability to "see" the universe, whether in the literal sense or in terms of information we can glean from our understanding of what distant radiation patterns indicate about the objects and processes that give rise to them. The sheer enormity of space makes any comparison with our oceans absurd. I just thought it was funny the way you nonchalantly said that bit about us having seen "most" of space, lol. Obviously didn't take it literally, just having a laff m8.

[@Pearg0ld]

I mean if I were a whale Id be saying wtf is he doing down here

[@DaHighRoad]

@@FrostedSeagull what are those?

[@duaneross9271]

Some of those wet welders won't dive again because of wired shit they seen. Check out the video where like he was talking about 4 guys living in a pressurized tank for 28 days. Saves the oil companies bucks so they don't decompress every day. Like the old days.

[@aussiejed1]

Even just listening to him talk, seeing the pictures, and thinking about it stresses me out. No damn way.

[@theexchipmunk]

This is pretty similar to how working in space in the future would look. With the exception that this is actually more dangerous in some cases.

[@surfmotor]

This is nuts. These guys are true grit. I could not imagine living 500+ feet under the water for a month. Plus having to be in that suit for 6 hours. What if you have an itch!

[@ifitaintrounditurnitdown1735]

Well first they dont live under water for a month. Matter of fact, they don't live under water at all. They work 6 hours umder water then return to the boat with the pressurized living quarters.

[@tonybaggo8507]

What about farting Uummm

[@MacNmey]

@@tonybaggo8507 No farting allowed.

[@zeroskill.]

@@tonybaggo8507 imagine needing to take a shit fully suited up and down far from the bell

[@gagesterboy]

currently at dit on week three, so excited for my career ‼️

[@fr4120]

In the meantime, me sit on the couch with my cat: “Damn the remote is fucking over there again”

[@pog4life89]

What's the avg life expectancy of a sat diver?

[@prestonprince3406]

If they follow all safety procedures and they are not at fault probably a long time. I’m not sure if it’s damaging to your body at those depths but I’m going to look into it

[@bananamontana3956]

If you fuck up the valves in a pressurised container then your life expectancy probably reduces to about a fraction of a second.

[@dshizzlelongway9981]

Mixed air,depths,he said 6 hours is like a full day,plus you get paid a shit ton of money because literally no one wants to do it not because they have the balls it's common sense it's bad on your body so I'd say not to long.

[@MacNmey]

School is still out on what the long term effects of constant high atmospheric pressure has on the body. Deep diving under saturation is still relatively new thing, and they simply don't have enough data to know if it has negative long term effects. One thing one must keep in mind is that if you sustain an injury while under saturation you cannot just come out and go to the hospital. Any medical help will have to be done in the Sat chamber because it takes about 3 days for diver to decompress from saturation. So,..if you have a life threatening injury, its tough luck. They can send a doctor in to you in the chamber, but you cannot come out.

[@cmomofilm]

I work offshore in O&G and we have these guys on our rig a lot, they make really good money, even by offshore O&G standards however from what they've told me sat diving decreases their life expectancy significantly. A quote from one of their crew was "none of us are seeing 70".

[@callianne666]

I watched Last Breath and now I can't stop obsessing over sat diving and how fucking insane it is.

[@Homestyleforduc]

I wish I knew about this growing up!

[@evinchester7820]

When I dove the deepest I went was 100 feet. And because the lake we were in was low, we were able to get to areas that were it full, wouldn't have done. I'm older now. I might dive to say 50 feet or 60, but nothing beyond that. I'm sure they are well paid. But as my dive instructor told us, "If you are cold, and not having fun, you need to be paid to do it." I looked at being an Army diver way back when, but what he said stuck with me. I'd get hazardous duty pay, but to be honest with you, it really want' enough.

[@vizslaerick8850]

My deepest dive in the Gulf of Mexico is 206' on a platform. Would love to go to 600'

[@vizslaerick8850]

@Animals that day I made $1025 for 1 hour of work. Had about 2.5 hrs of deco.

[@gagesterboy]

do you work as an independent contractor? or do you work for a union?

[@carlsjr7362]

I feel like an astronaut in the ocean .

[@kevwallace6628]

You have to be a special person to go down there. Smart, tough, no fear... and love it

[@Garysworld]

What happens if someone has a panic attack, mental breakdown, or falls ill with a the few days it takes to decompress?

[@AmericanTestConstitution]

Repeat Films I sure they try to screen for all that stuff.

[@HarryCallahan72]

They go to the Safe Space Chamber.

[@volvo245]

Your buddies probably try to talk you down from it, if that doesnt work they hopefully tranq you up and try again after the shift. In any case such situations will lead to firings.

[@Luckingsworth]

Gary Kostik Falling I'll is probably solved via hygienic practices and extensive tests done beforehand. The metal issues I assure are covered via even more extensive psych evaluations way before you ever get near those suits.

[@kmmining1359]

In extreme cases, sat divers can be taken out of the sat chamber and placed directly into a hyperbaric chamber and undergo decompression. Ive worked on sat dive spreads in North Sea and off West Africa.

[@Jonny-ub9mw]

Im 17 years old and I am a welding apprentice, I am strongly considering this as a career once I come out of my time... My only problem is I don't have a clue how to get into it 😂Anyone have any information or advice for me?Thanks in advance....

[@DiversinstituteEdu]

Hi Jonny! Give our admissions team a call at 800.634.8377. We can help you out!

[@Jonny-ub9mw]

Divers Institute of Technology Thanks for your reply! I'm quite busy at the moment , however, as soon as I am free I will definitely call....Once again,Thanks!

[@davevanhoorn]

@@Jonny-ub9mw hope you made that call Jonny

[@Protaneum]

Never ceases to amaze me - the amount, and extremes, of activities and environments that humans can engage in.

[@woofdog4219]

Its Todd Hoffman from Gold Rush successful brother

[@Berkcam]

Jadon is one of the nicest blokes in our industry... and a top notch diver too. Stay safe mate... and don't rip anymore flexibles down to the braiding - hahahaaha.