Chris Lemons shares his harrowing experience on 18 September 2012, when a routine saturation dive turned catastrophic. Despite being accustomed to the risks of working at 90 meters depth in the North Sea, Lemons found himself without air for nearly half an hour. Alongside colleagues Duncan Allcock and Dave Yuasa, he relied on umbilicals—lifelines connecting divers to the surface. The day was marked by harsh weather, yet Lemons remained focused on the tasks at hand, offering a glimpse into the risks and challenges saturation divers face regularly.
"On 18 September 2012, Lemons, along with colleagues Duncan Allcock and Dave Yuasa, took their diving-bell taxi to work at a depth of 90 metres (295ft)."
"Our umbilicals are exactly what they sound like: givers of life, says Lemons, 45, on a video call from the south of France where he now lives."
"The bell in turn was connected to the ship, the dive support vessel Topaz, which had a crew of 120 and was positioned 103km (64 miles) north-east of Aberdeen."
"On that day, the weather was bad – 35 knots of wind and a 5.5-metre (18ft) swell – but not unusual for the North Sea, nor prohibitive to diving."
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