Saturation Diving. A good day at the office.

[@donkinzett3961]

As an ex sat diver if only every job had clear water like this mostly zero vis and mud still the best job ever still miss it now 74 years old

[@jamesellison6154]

I'm currently inshore gaining experience. Hopefully offshore opportunities come my way in future. I've never had a dive in shore with vis this good I don't think lol

[@rufusmatthews6244]

@@jamesellison6154 any idea on how I could go about getting experience?

[@jrrussell9070]

Yep. Waist deep in drilling mud with zero viz. Trying to put a spool piece in with zero viz. What fun. But we did it . Only those who have been there know.

[@eusebiorodriguez4492]

I would love to hear some stories!

[@DiabloOutdoors]

Ever thought of fixing swimming pools? Just put a bandana over your face mask and you'll ALMOST have the same feeling ;)

[@Travel_Cebu222]

Fish are like, I knew it, Aliens do exist 👽.

[@Travel_Cebu222]

I love getting likes on my comment for videos like this, because I usually watch it all over again. Such a sweet edit and tune. Cheers man, good video. Keep enjoying life. Hope it gets a million views and you get a nice bonus for your work👍🏼.

[@erwinrommel2800]

@@Travel_Cebu222 bbbbbb Bnbbnbbb

[@JerryR1776]

😂😂😂

[@homersimpson5964]

awesome comment lol!

[@QueenDaenerysTargaryen]

Lmaoo😂😂

[@protonjones54]

Yeah it's all fun and games until you realize most saturation dives are in deeper waters, pitch black, always surrounded by large fish, etc

[@8bittakeover190]

The first thing I thought of watching this and I don't think they can record either unless they use one of that deep-sea drones idk the actual name for it

[@zoniannitrate2905]

very few species of large fish live in deep waters. once you get passed a certain depth there is almost no life, mostly small micro-organisms and crustaceans. no food down there for big fish

[@protonjones54]

@@zoniannitrate2905 that's what they want you to believe 💀

[@zoniannitrate2905]

@@protonjones54 hahahahaha, i do agree tho. no matter how much i know scientifically a great white isnt going to chomp me at 500feet, nothing is getting me in pitch black water with 0 visibility. you are basically in a fucking void and you have no sensation because you have your whole body covered in a suit. id rather be floating around the int space station because atleast then there is no animals and you can see lmao.

[@waterbottle6919]

@@zoniannitrate2905 no animals we know of 🙊

[@johndoe5432]

Thanks dudes, you honestly keep a huge chunk of human civilization running and a lot of people don't really even know what you do. Incredibly meaningful and badass work.

[@davidegaruti2582]

real heroes , there should be more movies about them ...

[@vertsk8er419]

what's that green stuff he popped open at 1:51 and what does it do? anybody know?

[@walterwine]

That's scary, do they get paid a lot?

[@PsilocybePsientist]

@@walterwine Metric shit load

[@steveminehan277]

@@vertsk8er419 it’s a green dye to help detect any leaks once the pipeline is all tied in.

[@bastogne315]

Now THAT'S why I pay for the Internet.

[@WeWuzSqueebles]

Now that's an unfortunate first name.

[@undeterminedchannel]

@@WeWuzSqueebles a rare one i hope

[@WeWuzSqueebles]

@xc5647321 xc5647321 You must be real fun at parties, huh?

[@WeWuzSqueebles]

@Perry Ellis based

[@chazrichards3396]

@@WeWuzSqueebles 😭

[@HelplessTeno]

This is one of the most insane jobs I've ever had the pleasure of viewing. Dangerous conditions, hard work, weeks at a time pressurized in a capsule. Paid awesome wages with a good part of the year off work. Huge respect to Sat Divers.

[@Bolizen]

Big payoff but 15% mortality rate

[@pimpkramer441]

Literally just astronauts but in the opposite way, instead of no pressure outside it’s a lot of pressure outside

[@publicalias8172]

@@Bolizen those are rookie numbers son

[@googul2923]

@@publicalias8172 so I take you’re just not very educated then, that’s one of the highest mortality rates of any career in the world. In literally no world are those “rookie numbers”

[@alexucon]

@@publicalias8172 gfkt

[@Onajkunj2]

I work as installation designer for this very items. Nice to see that shroud going up. You guys are 1st on my mind when designing, your work conditions are as complex as can be. Good luck!

[@EzraMerr]

You da real mvp, thanks for making jobs easier and more efficient

[@InsongWhang]

How deep was this?

[@DougieBarclay]

​@@InsongWhanglooked 20m

[@matthewschoen7033]

I love how calm and casual they are as a shark just lazily passes though the work site. "Oh another shark in the office. How about that."

[@lukelloyd7934]

Sandtiger shark...really not interested in us, they prey on much smaller items than a human and I think are fairly docile.

[@paulrippcord506]

Most Shark logic is if it’s bigger than me then it’s not food.

[@highertest]

@@paulrippcord506 Bigger sharks dont care either. Your safer in the company of a great white than you are in a ghetto.

[@timbarnett3898]

I was thinking of doing this saturation diving when my scuba partner took it up. I really didn't want to live in pipe then live in another pipe for 30 days just to survive the surface! I went back to teaching, while in school library I see book titled "Saturation Diving in Baltic Sea". I pulled book from shelf an looked at cover paper, there was the familiar smile of my dive partner, Kenny. When he was home, I told him about seeing his picture in library book. He laughed, said the photographer spent entire 2+ month tour underwater an decompression chamber just to get that picture! Kenny started piloting deep dive submarines!

[@anthonypautin]

That's awesome to hear! 🤙🏼🙏🏼

[@timbarnett3898]

Kenny dove submersible until his joints got to hurting him so bad! But before subs, he came home to visit sick mom in hospital. While in Portland his oil platform had a gas blow out an Kenny was one of very limited survivors! Then he came down with the same sickness that killed an bankrupt mother! So in order to protect his new beautiful wife an baby girl, he Put a Bullet in his head! Bravest an selfless man I ever know!

[@MT-if1jr]

I will stick to being a Dive master and going 40 meters down max...lol. Like the sunshine at the end of the day. Pressure is hard on a body. The fish are cool that deep...:-)

[@meh9682]

@@timbarnett3898 He got the Bubonic plague? I dont get it, they give money for suicides?

[@na00097]

Wait, Kenny killed himself or what did you mean by that metaphor “Put a Bullet to his head”??? Talk about a cliffhanger!😰

[@whcw11]

1:08 "oh sorry mate, lemme get out of your shot"

[@Nova234432]

Seriously underrated comment

[@almost401]

He gave that look like he knows he was in the way! Cute!

[@jeferlygiraffe8408]

Lmao

[@QueenDaenerysTargaryen]

Amazing comment💬

[@asdlb4]

Man, that was cool. Next video should be “A bad day at the office.”

[@matheusmoreiradossantos5133]

"Oxygen cut, last episode"

[@____________838]

See also: the Byford Dolphin Accident.

[@aidencruthirds5005]

There's already photos of a bad day at the office. Just search Byfod Dolphin accident photos.

[@Leo-mu8kn]

*explodes*

[@thesixthstring5130]

last breath on Netflix .

[@bomberex7809]

I like how chill the fish are with you guys.

[@gooman989898]

It gets awfully lonely down there..

[@easudul01]

miss those days! Fun when it was clear like that but not often. My deepest job was right at 700 feet!

[@williamkelly5689]

Did you see any cool fish?

[@easudul01]

@@williamkelly5689 yes lots over the years, big sea turtles and dolphins too.

[@mongo6043]

Ethan: That was a neat vid but was confusing because of the light. This wasn't one of those dives that the boys (or u did @ 700ft) were u have to stay in a capsule for a month like on a ship? Was this rather shallow with all the mixed gases, then a bell and on land during the evening?? Cheers

[@easudul01]

@@mongo6043 this is a compilation of several location from the look of it. Hard to say what depth. Probably a couple hundred feet , but no ROV footage to tell for sure. It is saturation diving though the guys are doing 3 man bell runs with 2 in the water and a bellman handling the hoses. They would be living in a saturation on deck of the boat they are working from. You can tell by the divers not exhaling any bubbles. They are using reclaim hats which collects exhaled gas scrubs it so it can be used again.

[@service2204]

Would suit me being darkI think not seeing sharks 😂

[@trains5.9]

Wow, what a job! You have to be a diver AND be a mechanical worker, all while underwater. That’s epic!

[@steveminehan277]

Cheers mate

[@trikester4919]

I did some sats and a lot of bell bounch and was fortunate enough to work in Brunei in the South China Sea. The water was warm and clear absolutely beautiful water to work in. Now I'm 72 and still cherish those dives!

[@stephenbrown4719]

To all your underwater welders you guys are all crazy awesome and nuts at the same time. I give you guys a lot of respect. I was in local 85 international brotherhood a Boilermakers

[@kaleemsummally5976]

In this world you have human beings and divers! Those lads are a different breed! Balls of steel and massive respect to them!

[@Enyamasparw]

Kaleem S what about animals?

[@cultofeyes7260]

@@Enyamasparw just a conspiracy theory my guy

[@CasusBelli1000]

That the legend i tried to maintain with the ladies when i was doing this job... did not always work, but better than a pencile pusher anyhow 😆

[@kaleemsummally5976]

Oliver Fredlund I eat them!

[@MrDavidelliottjr]

Gravy job and I'd love to do it.

[@rubenhernandez4394]

Wife: hey honey how was work Underwater worker: I petted 6 fishes,made eye contact with shark, caught 5 crabs today for dinner😂😂

[@Tom-nx6ev]

All in a very high pitch voice.

[@jaremakarwowski1574]

They mostly stay in pressurised chambers on company's shop up to one month.

[@handledhandlehandlinghandler]

The only time you can catch crabs on an away job and not have the wife lose her shit.

[@homersimpson5964]

It's called "Commercial Diver" not "underwater worker". Pretty cute though lol.

[@discoverymapp]

More an Inland diver thing haha

[@Glocktopus129]

Dude these guys are the fighter pilots of diving. So fucking sick. The helium mixture they breathe kills me every time though 😂

[@stillme4084]

Absolutely amazing. I salute all who do this kind of work. Thanks

[@04u2cY]

The shark is saying to himself no way I'm messing with these guys lunch can wait.

[@matheuslopes871]

True, bro hahahahaa

[@dylanslater83]

@@TheJimyyy Especially the grey nurse, they're a beautiful and very placid shark. I've been eye to eye with them and sat on the bottom with more than 30 just cruising around me.

[@lucasmarzano7852]

hahaahahhaha

[@quasarproductions2690]

@@TheJimyyy Yeah, he was in investigation mode-- the mode before feed mode. Sharks don't have many modes.

[@Michael-ps7ji]

Coolest video I've seen in a long time!

[@heptaniko7090]

Hahaha

[@absolutemattlad2701]

Samea

[@80sOutrunFan]

I have so much respect for these guys. Awesome job.

[@cheythompson740]

Madd respect for you dudes. You guys got a hella wicked difficult job

[@cccc285]

Imagine doing a job that's scuba diving around exotic oddly friendly fishes and looking bad ass doin it?

[@caveofskarzs1544]

Don't forget being paid crazy good too. ;)

[@soulseagull7588]

Yeah they make what a doctor makes

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

The fish are likely used to the noise of SCUBA gear and the weird new fish in their habitat.

[@iafozzac]

@@soulseagull7588 lol, these guys can make up to thousands of dollars per day when on the job

[@mw-tj6ob]

@@iafozzac but it involves great risks too, look up delta P. That can be another bonus tho, if you're all about adrenaline kicks:)

[@ElementalMaker]

Absolutely awesome video sir. You have balls of steel doing that job. I'm only an open water diver, but saturation diving has long fascinated me. What kind of certification do you need to go through to do this?

[@steveminehan277]

You need to do your offshore commercial air diver ticket first. Then after a load of logged, offshore dives at various depths, you can then do your closed bell saturation course.

[@serradojapi]

You need to be certifiably crazy!

[@elchibrolito4217]

Open water is somehow as dangerous if not more. You are way more exposed

[@elchibrolito4217]

@Big Chest Guy Benny Cellery THose guy are over trained, nothing happens 99% of the time.

[@elchibrolito4217]

@Big Chest Guy Benny Cellery duh !

[@dingusmagee3326]

saturation diving looks like awesome work, but dont be fooled, most of time its in dense conditions you cant see 5 feet, and has the potential to be very very dangerous. read up on the byford dolphin bell incident and then evaluate whether or not you want to proceed. big balls these dudes, great vid Steve!

[@DragoonPaladin]

"For your health." - Dr Steve Brule

[@GoldPicard]

If you want a true read I'd highly suggest reading up on the Ivy Bells missions ran by the USN during the Cold War in the Sea of Okthost. Man those boys were crazy but the Navy was even crazier for sending the old boats they did.

[@jayclean5653]

I'd rather not re-read about it.

[@migbham1]

Sure...very big balls when they first go into the compression chamber, but all of that changes at 12 atmospheres. 😉

[@oldwardrobeexperiment]

Full respect and thanks for shedding a light on this lesser known but essential profession

[@steveeisenburger6011]

These guys are the pinnacle of pure unadulterated coolness. Even better than spaceman.

[@bclarkwood20]

Idk about that space is pretty cool

[@BringBackStoning]

@@bclarkwood20 the ocean is 10x cooler than visiting the moon

[@tokillamurderer]

Totally badass! Nice to see you guys having a good time down there.

[@Thor_Asgard_]

Respect for those hardworking and fearless dudes down there.

[@pbaryski]

Brave Men indeed. It’s because of crews like this that we have a lot of the services we count on every day (and take for granted).

[@DeygudBoyes]

Is this basically construction work on the ocean floor? Incredible and so much respect for these divers

[@russellthecat3247]

pretty much. just repairing oil pipelines and stuff.

[@OmmerSyssel]

Background as Smith is highly valued!

[@dreadwharf]

2:00 cute dog

[@susanbuckley4153]

So amazing to watch!! Theses guys are awesome!

[@BarcelonaMove]

It was a great experience to follow you on your work today

[@jackglossop4859]

Incredible respect. You couldn’t pay me a million a day to do this, utterly terrifying.

[@FrankGhal]

Same here love the videos but that's as close as I want to get

[@E.t.c-]

You could pay me anything more than my current job pays me and I’ll take it. Fuck the risk, get me out of the office lol.

[@jackglossop4859]

@@E.t.c- easy to say in late June. Offices are awful appealing come January! 😂 (depending where you live of course!)

[@E.t.c-]

@@jackglossop4859 I live In the UK haha. Absolute shit hole. Would kill just to see a blue ocean.

[@goatjames6755]

On soul 😂🤣

[@koeng45]

Nice! I just finished the course for commercial diver at NYD. Being a saturation diver is my dream. Just to be at 200m deep sounds wicked

[@nateolmsted22]

I'm not a fan of deep water, but this looks like an absolute blast 🤙🏼

[@egbert5871]

Till you relise you live down there for weeks and most of the time you can see a foot infront of you lol

[@alexwilliams4264]

What a great job you guys have. Kudos to you 👍

[@jisu222]

The absolute most insane job a human can do in my opinion. You guys are ballsy as hell

[@publicalias8172]

Genuinely, curious what else is out there cause this is most well earned paycheck in my book.

[@jisu222]

@@publicalias8172 Absofuckinloutley

[@machone35]

What a great video. You guys are amazing. Not only are you excellent technically, you also do it at depth. You have far bigger balls than me! You are worth every cent of what I hope is big pay! Best wishes, and stay safe down there.

[@TheLaurynPetrie]

THAT’S AWESOME! Makes me want to look into this kind of work

[@JerrySpencer-rr4rf]

I worker for Taylor Diving & Salvage as a Saturation Diver specializing in Hyperbaric Welding (welding pipeline on the ocean floor). On my most memorable job I worked with a team of 7 hyperbaric welders and 3 support saturation divers on the Norske Hydro dive to a world record 1,065 fsw. We lived and work in a pressure of 450 psi at depth. It was during the "cold war" with the Soviet Union and Europe needed the oil from Norway's new offshore oil field. The problem was getting the oil to the beach. The pipeline had to be laid through the Norwegian Trench which was over 1,000 fsw. If they couldn't get the oil to the beach, Europe would become reliant on Soviet Union Oil. We had to prove we could repair the pipeline at that depth should it ever get damaged. One of our team (David Hoover) lost his life on this job. I loved working as a diver, however I am now 71 years old now and have had 12 major back surgeries and a quadruple bypass. So, you have to weigh the good with the bad. If I had the chance, would I do it again...Absolutely!

[@steveminehan277]

What an amazing experience. Yes I know of Taylor Diving. Most of my work is with McDermott. Thanks for taking the time to share it. Few understand what it takes to to do the job and fewer are any good at it. All the best.

[@brucelee6415]

1:08 when you accidentally turn on the front camera

[@firerider669]

Hot damn audio in the background lol

[@justinwillis78]

Done some reading on sat diving, dangerous shit. Props to those who do...

[@brookarellastyle260]

Great video! Absolutely amazing!

[@M4T1J4P0]

The coolest video I've seen in forever.

[@JagsFan116]

Single handedly the most bad ass video on the internet

[@simoncollins86]

Hats off to all these guys. Extremely dangerous job. Good luck and keep safe

[@I3lazedOne]

What an awesome job to have! Diving fascinates me, idk why I have never done it. Stay safe buddy, good luck for good visibility!

[@RossWehner]

Great video! If I had the ability to thrive in isolated habitats I would love to have this job while I'm young. What is the green smoke looking stuff emanating from the pipe?

[@steveminehan277]

Thanks mate. The green stuff help locate any leaks once the pipeline is completed.

[@BushCampingTools]

What is that fluorescein? for leak detection? as you said a good day at the office. great viz, lots of fish! Thanks for showing!

[@calugojr77]

I have been wondering the same thing.

[@BushCampingTools]

@@calugojr77 Must be I reckon.

[@duckbilldaniel]

Looks like shark repellant to me

[@jameson1239]

Could be shark repellent

[@Wheelabarraback]

That was really interesting as I always wondered about how that type of work was done .

[@Diazepamo]

this is probably the best video i've ever seen on youtube!

[@steveminehan277]

Much appreciated

[@freeshot5516]

Great job! Guys with humor! Respect!

[@brandonbrown5351]

That's one hell of a office view.......You guys have huge balls for doing this job.....I thought hanging out the side of a building 650 ft in the air was crazy.......👍🏻👍🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@steveminehan277]

You are still crazy ;-)

[@brandonbrown5351]

@@steveminehan277 gotta be a little off to do the Job's we do to feed out familys.....650 ft above or below whatever it takes......

[@goofsaddggkle7351]

This clip was like the Top Gun of saturation diving.

[@niramm]

super cool video! thanks for keeping the world running 🙂🙂

[@JasonSidell]

This super cool! I would like to know more about the work they were doing. What a great place to work.

[@migbham1]

I'm sitting here at 50 years old, marveling at the things that my mind (or lack thereof) allowed me to do when I was in my 20's. I'm an open water certified diver who has also crawled through countless miles of caves, several of them previoisly unmapped, and just watching these guys on KZbin made my chest tighten with a feeling akin to claustrophobia. I am grateful that there are folks who are daring enough to take one jobs such as this one so that I can benefit from the infrastructure, but with the exception of one user in the comment section of this video, I've never heard of a sat diver older than I am. Maybe I would've done it if I'd had the opportunity when I was more oblivious to the risks. It also blows my mind that these daredevils are on average, according to what I was able to find, compensated at about 25 percent of what I'm paid to sit behind a desk, get on an airplane once in awhile and have to brave only the occasional traffic jam. Mad respect.

[@steveminehan277]

It’s a challenging but rewarding career. Appreciate your comments 🤙🏻

[@migbham1]

@@ColinMor-fj3qc No. I gross a little under half of that. Are you saying that the average yearly income of a saturation diver is $250k/year? Because that's not what saturation divers (including the ones in this video) report. They report an average of $55k/year, with a higher end of $110k, and perhaps one or two extreme outliers. Admittedly, they work sometimes 150 days straight and then get large slices of time off, but I've seen no source that leads me to believe that the mainstream sat diver, if you could even call any sat diver mainstream, earns even $100k/year. So not at all inclined to know where your guess came from that I'm paid a cool million per year. I do maintain my original position that they are far more entitled to my $470k/year than I am, based on risk, specialization and likelihood that none of them will work this job to normal retirement age.

[@toomanyaccounts]

@@migbham1 depends upon where the sat diver works and how exp plus what skills. offshore oil rigs those sat divers earn a lot more and are more exp but also work a longer contract than say a sat diver that would repair an undersea telecommunications or power cable . some sat divers can make half a mill a year for far flung contracts

[@migbham1]

@@toomanyaccounts... and they deserve every penny of it, in my book!

[@pippinpunk]

If only every sat was as clear as that, minus the shark of course.

[@elmo319]

jazzle - rk900 - it was only a sand tiger shark, quite harmless.

[@Kurokubi]

The grouper would make me more nervous, honestly.

[@mako9324]

But sharks are awsome

[@PierceyeG]

I got certified for recreational diving in the Gulf of Mexico. I was the last student off the boat when we went out for the open water part. By the time I got to depth, the water was so turbid I had to nearly touch my mask to see my hand.

[@taiyoctopus2958]

@@PierceyeG I did my first certification dives at kailua kona. Was actually one of the best dives I've ever done, a huge bait ball of fish came along and actually surrounded us... there were 3 of us diving and the bait ball surrounded us on all sides and from above, when we seperated from eachother a bit, the bait ball started swimming inbetween us as well almost creating seperate bubble rooms in the bait ball... In the excitement it was hard to pay attention to where we were, and when we came up to the surface we were at a pier and there was a guy with a pole fishing in the water looking down on us. He was grumbling that we scared all his fish lmao XD If only he knew what we just saw lol

[@IDontEvenOwnA9mm]

This is a gnarly job ..the air mix these guys breathe is crazy

[@jessemolteno141]

That looks like a fun job!

[@peterobrien8627]

The best commercial diving video yet. More please

[@steveminehan277]

thanks man…..more to come

[@arqjavierobregon]

This guys have balls!!! No question asks!

[@javiersanz29]

Bioshock vives. Huge respect for this workers. Some people are just made different. Reminds me of those who go up in telecom towers.

[@alltree78]

Awesome job fellas, i climb trees for a living but yall got me beat on cool ass crazy jobs!

[@fffixed1]

Subnautica in real life

[@rixille]

Less horrifying

[@soopcan4980]

Shut up hahahaha

[@Jameywells777]

You just know that Shark is telling his buddies I swear to God I saw a dude walking down here earlier...

[@henriksvensson126]

1:08 Fish trolling: "Peekaboo!" 😂

[@inkmoneyart8891]

Much respect ✊🏻 stay safe fellas

[@zaaltchkuaseli4439]

Much more risky and plucky craft than of that Astronauts. Truly man's job, and oh.. believe me, quite well paid as well - Little number of people knows and even less appraises it properly. The best engineers and the most bad ass people ever .. love you !!!!

[@danielpercent5434]

Man this looks so fun! I know it's a extremely difficult and dangerous job but I want to do this one day. I want to go to school to learn how to weld and how to dive. Being a under water welder looks so damn fun!

[@toomanyaccounts]

be prepared to flunk out. you have to go through a lot of training to go the depths to get to the point of going into the diving bell and perhaps you may only be good up feeding the fishes in an aquarium.

[@hexisarbiter2129]

Talk about ideal diving conditions! Wow!

[@setthestandardsimracing8689]

i think this is the coolest video on the internet. How to make the scariest job in the world look fun and amazing, I now wish I did this for a living

[@FaddaWolf]

Coolest Job in the world. Wish i could have done it :( Nice vid too!

[@RefugioVillegasIII]

That would be the most ideal location to work at because the water is so clear. I hope I get to have my chance once I finish school in April 2020.

[@thetidysnorkeler4580]

We are finishing April 2020 in New Zealand too!

[@steviepigford8485]

GD luck 💯😁

[@danielfreitas5772]

That's my dream! Good luck man.

[@Hello-fq8sh]

Hope things are going well with your plan despite the current affairs of the world.

[@VinylUnboxings]

@@danielfreitas5772 hope you've looked into long term and occupational risks. It's not at all like scuba diving, and there's nothing badass about dying for an international oil conglomerate.

[@sdavey10]

What an incredible vid!! Respect to you guys. Oh, and that vis.....

[@Coconutszz]

fish just vibin with the boys wish they could bring treats for them

[@ZachHixsonTutorials]

What's that green stuff that they keep releasing? Some kind of signal or something?

[@TheOldschool1999]

Not a saturation diver but a rescue diver. I think that the green stuff is a tool that they use for safety. Pipes and hardware underground if they leak can create an immensely strong suction that could get the diver stuck, injure them, and even kill them if they are held there. The green fluorescent stuff is a visual way to detect that, the flow of water and current.

[@steveminehan277]

Rust inhibitor

[@ZachHixsonTutorials]

@@steveminehan277 Cool, how does it work?

[@VinylUnboxings]

@@ZachHixsonTutorials Well rust is an oxidation reaction, which is losing an electron, so generally speaking it probably does something similar to inhibiting that electron transfer by interacting with the metal first.

[@robjones8733]

Hey Zach, even when welding in the garage it is best to keep oxygen away from the surface you are welding. This is why welding sticks have what they call "flux" around the material in the center. You can also use Argon gas to "shield" the weld from oxygen contamination. I've been trying to learn to weld a bit that's how I learned this. Interesting stuff, I am not very good at it, awful looking welds, but they DO hold okay! Got a skid welded on my brush mower, and mounting arm extensions for my 3 point tiller--need to test the tiller out sometime.

[@chroniclesart]

Awesome job !!!👍👍👍

[@rust8infinite]

2:22 everyone gangsta till the shark shows up.

[@Mrfallouthero]

But they stayed gangsta

[@dylanslater83]

Only a grey nurse, they are a friend of divers.

[@freerider8737]

grouper is alot more dangerous lik

[@hobouk3871]

Must be fascinating working with all those different fish around you :)

[@ursopolar7859]

Amazing. Great job. Congratulations

[@Makaponpon]

man i have no clue what yall were doing, but godspeed for doing this when not many people can or will.

[@waylonkool]

Damn I feel a little bit less macho after watching that. POWERFUL

[@KGisthename]

The things humans have achieved and are capable of. Amazing. Great video. 🤘

[@andresalmozararosende2495]

Best regards from Rio de janeiro, Brazil. Crazy, excellent vídeo.

[@syx3s]

that bolt tensioning looks like a lot more fun than all of the bolt tensioning i've had to do.

[@piposanchez]

I'm a marine biologist, and this type of diving didnt appeal much to me, but I took my first step into commercial diving 2 days ago! I will be certified to work up to 30m at first. Next Tuesday we will dive in the port with 0 visibility and they will teach us how to weld and use all the tools. I CANT WAIT :D

[@migbham1]

Just kind of curious how it went, how it's going, whether you're still alive and all of that stuff. Your excitement is quite apparent in this and a few other comments, and I'd love to know that you made it and found the career to be all that you'd hoped.

[@BeaChapman]

I also want to hear about it.

[@felp1512]

@@BeaChapman ???

[@MD-jf1ml]

The grouper would make me more nervous than the sand tiger. Groupers get aggro!

[@BlasterTheMaster]

Ive only seen them get crazy if I speared a fish, might lose a spear gun but thats about it

[@nicholas8476]

Also looks terribly tasty.. Mmm.. I miss FL for the free weekend fish..

[@sk2283]

And groupers can get pretty bloody big !

[@single-cellshark6013]

Grouper is just a Sea Bass though

[@kenharty6016]

That was a nurse shark almost harmless.

[@hillauch]

Damn this feels like the coolest job advertisment ever. I was ready apply until I saw the shark 😂

[@ivanj6279]

1:08 "You came to the wrong Hood Sonn" 😂

[@Bioshocking12]

These guys are essentially astronauts. It seems equally rigorous but FAR more dangerous

[@JBondBR]

As a diver myself i gotta take my hat off for these guys, it takes balls of steel to dive at these depths let alone work in there and stay for days, week and months.

[@GuineaPigWWE]

is that how long the decompression takes?

[@sandman4663]

This looks lowkey awesome

[@bobcharly8641]

Fascinating! Cool video bro!

[@unfortunately_fortunate2000]

this is super fucking cool dude, thanks for uploading it! I was searching for documentaries on 'Saturation Bombing' during korea/vietnam.. xD but this showed up in the auto generated results first and,I'm glad I clicked on it!! two quick question; what is that green "smoke and/or particulates" a result of, it's an incredibly vivid an gorgeous green & If you dont mind my asking, what work are you doing on those pipes [I'm assuming] maintenance wise?? thanks for sharing your work with us, highly appreciate providing a brief window into your average day at work dude, it's gotta be one hell of a feeling working in the water at some of those depths!!! fucking madlad, that's for sure! much love, and respect from Ontario Canada.

[@steveminehan277]

Green stuff is a rust inhibitor we use to help protect the inside of the new steel pipes we are installing. These particular pipelines were new ones being installed for a natural gas project

[@reidchambers2521]

@@steveminehan277 Looks like it's super healthy for the ocean. 🙄

[@thenomad9853]

Subbed (pun intended) - great video but I'd be interested to see/hear more stories of saturation dives and the job in general - I realise all the gigs probably aren't anything like this vid (shallower, greater viz, plenty of marine life) - how do you guys survive and not go nuts on a job ? What happens in the tube for days/weeks on end ? Do you all get along, does it largely depend on the crew on each gig ?, What do you eat ? - do you smuggle a bottle of JD down there ?. Just general stuff that probably seems boring and anecdotal to deep sat veterans would be great to hear for people with an interest, but whose only experience is limited to recreational scuba (like myself). Enjoyed the vid, cheers

[@TheFattestMatt]

subnautica underwater locker at 2:15