Zero Visibility: What It Is Actually Like to Work Blind
A dive supervisor describes the reality of zero-visibility work—where your hands and tether do the seeing.
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I Have Pulled 400 Props. Here Is the One That Nearly Took My Hand
A Fort Lauderdale yacht diver on the 400th prop that nearly cost him a hand—and what it taught him about safety.
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The Seawall That Failed on a Sunday: Anatomy of a Collapse
A marine contractor dissects why a sheet-pile seawall failed on a Sunday: soil, drainage, tieback corrosion. Read the lesson.
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California: Clean Marina Rules and In-Water Cleaning Limits
A local diver's plain-spoken guide to California's Clean Marina rules, copper limits, and what's actually allowed in in-water hull cleaning.
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Alaska Diving: The 62-Point Seasonal Swing
Learn the facts about Alaska's commercial diving season: timing, 62-point visibility swing, gear, and how to get hired.
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Texas Coast: Annual Tank Inspections and Petrochemical Docks
Municipal water manager explains the annual tank inspection process for Texas coastal water tanks, including petrochemical dock hazards and costs.
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Pacific Northwest Diving: Tides, Logs and Cold Water
A veteran diver talks about the realities of Pacific Northwest commercial diving: cold water, strong currents, and constant logs. Real gear, real jobs.
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New England Diving: Short Seasons and Granite Shorelines
Learn about New England's short marine diving season, granite shorelines, and how contractors plan around tides and weather. From a 30-year veteran.
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Chesapeake Bay: Brackish Water and Mixed Corrosion
How brackish water drives mixed corrosion in the Chesapeake Bay, and how a marine contractor with 30 years' experience builds for it.
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Why Phoenix Has 66 Marine Contractors
Phoenix's marine contractors thrive on hidden canals and dams. See why inland commercial diving is a serious niche in the desert.
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Great Lakes Diving: Cold, Clear and Legally Different
28-year ADCI dive supervisor on water temps, thermoclines, wreck law, and the regulations that make Great Lakes commercial diving unique.
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South Florida: Year-Round Growth and the Fastest Fouling in America
A Fort Lauderdale yacht diver explains why South Florida hulls foul faster than anywhere else and how to stay ahead of growth.
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