Welding structures deep underwater
Underwater welders (hyperbaric welders) perform welding repairs on ships, pipelines, dams, and oil rigs while submerged. It combines commercial diving with skilled welding.
You dive 100 feet to a damaged pipeline, weld a patch in zero-visibility water with heavy currents, surface for decompression, and log your dive. Danger pay is real — so are the risks.
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