SBS News – Australia ·australia ·2 hours ago

Saturation diver spends 28 days in pressurized chamber 188 meters underwater

Saturation diver Reg Hyde spent 28 days locked in a pressurized ocean chamber without seeing sky, unable to leave without risking death. The 28-year-old Filipino Australian works 188 meters beneath the sea maintaining oil rigs and pipelines. Despite extreme isolation and breathing helium-oxygen mix that distorts speech, Reg says encountering whale sharks and deep-sea creatures makes the dangerous job worthwhile.

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