Lost comms at 40 feet on a pipeline inspection in Galveston and had to fall back on line pulls

Henry Perry · 2026-10-19T07:30:02.942001+00:00

Working a pipeline inspection off Galveston in murky water, my comms cut out around 40 feet and the topside guy lost my signal, so I switched to the old pull signal we'd drilled the week before. Took two tugs to get him to send the spare, then I finished the visual and surfaced with the footage intact. What's your backup plan when the comms box goes dead mid-dive, and do you practice it or just hope it works?

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