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Just realized my old way of handling silt outs was making everything worse
For years on river jobs, I'd just freeze and wait for it to clear, losing maybe 15 minutes each time. A salvage diver in Mobile showed me how to slowly back out while keeping my hose low to the bottom, and it cuts that time down to under two minutes. What's your go-to move when the viz suddenly drops to zero?
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josephadams2mo ago
My buddy in Florida just does a slow, blind crawl along his guideline.
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stellaperry2mo ago
Slow, blind crawl is my default setting. I'd get lost in my own bathtub.
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margareto261mo ago
...and that's exactly what I read in a diving accident report once. Some guy panicked, tried to crawl forward blind, and ended up wrapping his hose around a piling. Took the rescue crew twice as long to get him out. It's funny how instincts can be so wrong. I've been on jobs where guys swear by the blind crawl method, but it always felt sketchy to me. That Mobile salvage guy's trick sounds way smarter. Keep your hose low and back out slow, that makes sense. You're fighting the natural urge to go forward when you can't see.
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