Divers go to a depth of 80 feet in raw sewage to unclog water system...
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In2theabyss
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Holy sh*&!! Bare hands and feet? Surely hope not!
EireDiver606
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One leak and you're dead? Good money if you can do it
Do they not normally have some sort of line attached to his harness to haul him up in case of an emergency?
We're surface supplied, getting pumped in air. The gloves are part of the drysuit, as is the neck dam from drysuit to helmet. We are completely contained. It's a very similar rig to when we are diving inside nuclear reactors.
We do have leaks. The decontamination process sucks.... bad.
I'm told now that you have to have HEP C shots and a bunch of other stuff before you can dive in sewage.
We do have leaks. The decontamination process sucks.... bad.
I'm told now that you have to have HEP C shots and a bunch of other stuff before you can dive in sewage.
EireDiver606
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See previous comment about safety line. You're not wearing fins, so if SHTF, and you cant find your ladder, do they pull you up with your umbilical and risk damage?
seeker242
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Saw a short documentary on this kind of diving on TV the other day. The guy kept saying "I love this job, smells like money!" 
No, they don't actually use "bare" hands. They are fully "encapsulated", but still 
No, they don't actually use "bare" hands. They are fully "encapsulated", but still
The umbilical is 2" thick and could tow a truck. You're not going to damage it.
EireDiver606
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Wow. I knew it was strong but didn’t know that. I was thinking of damage in terms of helmet seal leaking or something if umbilical pulled really tight. Forgive me, I know nothing.
You wear a miller harness, which is thick 2" webbing, much like on a bp/w. It has a snap shackle on the side. The umbilical has a 2" D-Ring about 4' from the end of the whip that screws into the helmet. So, the shackle clicks to the D-Ring and the umbilical has a solid connection spread out through your torso via the miller harness. There's a diver here named Carl (real name) who was actually buried alive in the GoM that was hoisted from his underwater underground grave by this umbilical with a 50 ton crane. He was revived.
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