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Dirty work

From New Zealand Society 8 October 2014

Ever wondered what a blow torch and chainsaw sounded like underwater? It's dangerous work and often in very dirty conditions. Commercial divers maintain and build our ports and waterways every day of the year. Lynda Chanwai-Earle is on Wellington's waterfront to chat (via special communications) to these divers at work in their element.

 

Air bags float sunken yacht in Marlborough Sounds - photo courtesy Underwater Solutions Ltd

Air bags used for salvage and maintenance - photo courtesy Underwater Solutions Ltd

Dirty work! Diver Tam Pullen checks sewage plant - photo courtesy Underwater Solutions Ltd

Commercial diver Tam Pullen at work - photo courtesy Underwater Solutions Ltd

Dirty work! Diver Tam Pullen checks sewage plant - photo courtesy Underwater Solutions Ltd

Commercial diver Tam Pullen checks the hull of the Sea Surveryor, Wellington Harbour

Propellor checked - photo courtesy commercial diver, Tam Pullen

Under the hull of the Sea Surveyor, Wellington Harbour

Commercial diver Tam Pullen emerges after dive

View from the back of the Sea Surveyor, Wellington - photo courtesy Tam Pullen, Matt Fabish, Underwater Solutions

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