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A job in the Houston ship channel made me rethink my whole 'just push through it' attitude.
We were doing a hull clean on a big container ship and I was fighting a really bad seal on my mask. My neck was getting raw, but I figured it was just part of the job. The dive supervisor topside, a guy named Carl, saw me messing with it for the third time and called me up. He said, 'A leak you ignore at 10 feet is a flood at 100.' He made me swap out the whole skirt assembly right then. It cost us maybe 20 minutes, but it saved what would have been a real problem later. Anyone else have a small gear issue they used to tolerate that you finally fixed for good?
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miam116mo ago
Wait, you were diving in the Houston ship channel? That water is nasty. How bad was the visibility?
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tara_williams16mo ago
Wait, you could see your hand?
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iris_rivera446mo ago
Visibility was about as good as a cup of black coffee. Couldn't see my own mask, let alone my hand. It was more like feeling around in a really cold, muddy closet. Honestly, you're just hoping you don't grab something that grabs back. What's the worst water you've ever been in?
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