Karl's Offshore Life: 2007

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

RIG WRENCH

THIS IS TONY, PROUDLY HOLDING A MADE ON THE JOB CUSTOM WRENCH , KNOW AS A "RIG WRENCH". IMPROVISE AND GET THE JOB DONE. WE HAD A FEW TIGHT STUDS TO REMOVE FRO M THE BLIND FLANGE AND THE ONLY TOOL THAT WOULD DO THE JOB, ( did I say hydrotight, not available) WAS THIS WRENCH. BENNY WOULD OF LOVED THIS TOOL!

The 42" stud Men

This is the Diving Crew, Topside.

Sunday, September 30, 2007

Buoyancy tank with compensator holding bracket/cage to be placed on 42inch pipeline at 182 FSW. ( feet of seawater) .
The Saturation diver will install this on the submerged p/l so the barge can bring this p/l back to surface for repairs. This isn't done very often. Once the p/l is lay ed at this depth it's seldom picked back up.

Monday, September 17, 2007

THE HAIR OF THE DOG

I wonder where this foot has been ? Hum taste like Batam , Lakefront bar sand.

WOODEN FISHING BOATS

THIS WAS TAKEN FROM A SMALL BRIDGE WHEN I LEFT FOR THE BIG CITY OF JAKARTA, INDONESIA

THIS IS A SECTION OF THE BOAT LANDING THAT WAS RECOVERED AND SENT BACK TO THE DOCK TO BE ENVIRONMENTALLY DISPOSED OF.

Burning at the waterline

This is a photo of a GDMC diver burning at P/F South Pass 77A ( CHEVRON /TEXACO ) just offshore of the mouth of the Mississippi river. The current here is so bad you have to hold on with one hand while trying to keep your rod burning where you need it. It wasn't easy each diver did 3 hours. at this depth , if you call it depth. Not only the surge and current but you had to tolerate the shocking from your body/ torch conducting when surge / waves put you out of water.
I want to congratulate all the crew on this job, there was not a single complaint from being there, aka bitching.

Saturday, May 12, 2007

Going Down the hard way

Diving Bell going down. Steel between you and mother earth's pressure.

Thursday, May 10, 2007

SPM - self platform moor

This is a new SPM , there are two large h/d hoses that attach from the ocean bed
And two floating hoses six hundred feet long. these guys are divers swiming, bolting the two floating hoses here. This SPM has six giant chains that connect on bottom for achors. this unit can rotate 360 degress. so the supertankers that hook up can float with the current. There is one other system involed in this filcility. But hey that's classified!