Hi dear Colleagues, do you know who where the first commercial divers to have installed an underwater spool piece? If not, read this article. https://medium.com/@francis.hermans4/a-blast-from-the-past-the-daring-underwater-repair-of-the-narrows-pipeline-aec32f108331

Watch out for those freezers folks! The latest IMCA safety flash has been published, covering the following incidents: 1. Dropped object: falling shim plate while lowering A-frame 2. W2W gangway bumper damaged during demonstration 3. Towing wire parted 4. BSEE: Falling corroded crane component results in near miss 5. 5 Cook temporarily trapped in freezer

Today marks four years since one of the darkest days in our commercial diving industry. On this date, five divers were violently sucked into a 30" pipeline.Chris survived. Rishi, Fyzal, Yusuf, and Kazim did not. As the anniversary returns, many people will once again discuss what happened, often with incomplete or inaccurate information. To help bring clarity, I’ve written a detailed article retracing the events exactly as they unfolded during those dramatic days. 👉 Here is a clear reminder of what really happened. https://medium.com/@francis.hermans4/the-caribbean-delta-p-incident-f90284948787 May their memory continue to push our industry toward better understanding, better preparedness, and better safety. RIP, brothers.

Hi everyone, I am opposed to the use of wrist‑mounted dive computers in commercial diving. However, I do wonder whether it might be worthwhile for commercial divers to wear a small electronic sensor of this type. The device cannot be read underwater, but it records and stores all dive information, which can later be downloaded to a computer. Several inshore divers here in Belgium have been using it for many years, and personally I find this kind of logging device very useful. In the event of a dispute, it can provide a great deal of valuable information about any problematic dives.

Hi, I wonder if underwater plasma cutting is sometimes used in your country?