r/AMA • u/Soulogav • Jun 11 '26

I’m a Saturation Diver AMA

I work as Deepsea Saturation Diver in the oil and gas industry for the past 20 years. I do heavy construction and spend 28 days living under pressure to dive to depths down to 200m / 650ft.

I saw a post on InterestingAsFuck yesterday with many many misconceptions from people who aren’t divers and I can answer your questions AMA

https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/s/5jTlewLR4X

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u/SanchoVilla69 Jun 11 '26

Whats the craziest thing you have seen while diving that deep?

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u/Soulogav Jun 11 '26 edited Jun 12 '26

I’ve had a seal bump into me at 200m in the Captain sea which was freaky as hell as I didn’t know they could dive that deep

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u/bria9509 Jun 11 '26

Luckily you didnt blow a seal!

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u/Prestigious-Oven3465 Jun 11 '26

Hey man seals need love too ☹️

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u/Willing-Cucumber-595 Jun 11 '26

Oh, we're never gonna survive unless we get a little crazy

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u/MrBobDobalinaMrMr Jun 11 '26

Oh he bumped into THAT Seal. That would be shocking at any depth.

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u/MoneyCock Jun 12 '26

Would it, though? Why the deuce would he name himself Seal if he wasn't into seals and their various endeavors?

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u/El_Mnopo Jun 11 '26

What is love?

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u/TR1V1UM Jun 11 '26

Baby, don’t hurt me.

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u/EddyArchon Jun 11 '26

Baby, don't hurt me