Why I Turned Down a Job in the Mississippi
An ADCI dive supervisor explains why he walked away from a Mississippi River salvage job that was unsafe—and how to spot a bad dive contract.
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7 Questions That Expose an Unqualified Dive Contractor
Port procurement pro shares the exact questions to ask before you award an underwater services contract.
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9 Signs Your Seawall Is Failing From Behind
Seawall failure often starts behind the wall. Learn the hidden warning signs—soft ground, dry weep holes, rusted tiebacks—before it's too late.
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Inspecting a Dam Nobody Had Looked At Since 1978
A commercial diver descends into a dam untouched since 1978 and finds five problems that demanded immediate repair.
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Cleaning a Hull in Water You Would Not Swim In
A seasoned yacht diver explains what it's really like to clean a hull in Fort Lauderdale's zero-visibility intracoastal, from the gear to the gators.
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The Insurance Adjuster Who Came Diving With Me
Marine surveyor Nadia recalls the day a local claims adjuster insisted on seeing an in-water hull survey. What he learned changed how she writes her report
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A Prop Wrapped in 300 Feet of Longline
A Fort Lauderdale yacht service diver shares how a 300-foot longline can wrap a prop, why it happens local, and how to avoid a bigger repair.
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The Barge That Moved While We Were Under It
A salvage master recounts a near-miss when a supposedly grounded barge floated on the tide and shifted while divers worked beneath.
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The Anchor Chain That Had Two Links Left
A salvage master found a chain with two sound links left and tells how to avoid the same failure. Inspect your anchor chain before it parts.
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What We Pulled Out of a Trash Rack After a Flood
A power plant manager lists exactly what he and his crew pulled off the Ohio River intake after a flood, and what it taught them.
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We Were Asked to Weld a Crack That Should Not Have Existed
A dive supervisor finds a fatigue crack in a ten-year-old water pipe and uncovers the missing supports that caused it.
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Thirty Years of Docks: The Five Failures I See Over and Over
What destroys more docks than hurricanes? Your own shortcuts. A marine contractor calls out the five mistakes he sees on every job.
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