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This is the script for Episode Six of Lords of the Ocean is a reality TV show that follows Matt and Robin, two brothers who’ve inherited Dominion Diving, a family salvage, diving and marine service business.
The Lohnes brothers have also maintained a family legacy; their father’s love of uncertainty, the unknown, the undiscovered, and the unworkable.
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| 00:01:02:00 | º MUSIC º |
| 00:01:04:24 | NARRATOR: Dominion’s getting ready for a big celebration, |
| 00:01:07:20 | but a last-minute job overseas |
| 00:01:09:13 | takes Matt off the guest list. |
| 00:01:12:15 | MATT: I’m now going to miss our 50th Anniversary Gala. |
| 00:01:16:08 | NARRATOR: How do you survive fire, |
| 00:01:18:02 | smoke, |
| 00:01:19:05 | helicopter crashes, |
| 00:01:20:12 | and disasters at sea? |
| 00:01:22:20 | MATT: The perfect storm for disaster. |
| 00:01:27:13 | ROBIN: When it doesn’t go right, people die |
| 00:01:29:00 | and sometimes a lot of people. |
| 00:01:31:17 | NARRATOR: For 50 years, |
| 00:01:33:05 | this family’s built a business |
| 00:01:35:00 | where nobody else dares. |
| 00:01:36:20 | Recovering, |
| 00:01:37:23 | repairing, |
| 00:01:39:03 | and resurrecting anything |
| 00:01:41:01 | in the world’s most dangerous waters. |
| 00:01:43:10 | This is their world. |
| 00:01:46:07 | Salt water in their blood |
| 00:01:48:05 | come hell and high water. |
| 00:01:50:00 | MATT: It’s go time. |
| 00:01:51:07 | Do or die. |
| 00:01:52:05 | º THEME MUSIC º |
| 00:02:24:08 | NARRATOR: It’s mid-summer in Halifax Harbour |
| 00:02:27:01 | and Dominion Diving’s flat out, |
| 00:02:29:14 | working on a half dozen big jobs all at once. |
| 00:02:34:08 | DAVE: Yeah, you should have mains there. |
| 00:02:35:09 | Give ‘er a check. |
| 00:02:37:01 | NARRATOR: A crew’s just headed out |
| 00:02:38:11 | to do inspection work on an underwater sewage pipe. |
| 00:02:42:08 | GARY: It looks like it’s broke off. |
| 00:02:46:08 | OLLIE: Great job, Gary. |
| 00:02:47:15 | GARY: I’ve smelled worse. |
| 00:02:50:08 | NARRATOR: It’s the height of the cruise ship season |
| 00:02:52:01 | with Dominion providing ship-to-shore service |
| 00:02:54:16 | and waste removal. |
| 00:02:57:08 | BILLY: It’s still coming in. |
| 00:03:00:24 | NARRATOR: Dive crews are out every day |
| 00:03:02:24 | building and inspecting |
| 00:03:04:14 | on underwater construction sites. |
| 00:03:08:20 | Then there’s all the day-to-day work |
| 00:03:10:23 | of repairing the gear, fabricating parts, |
| 00:03:13:19 | and keeping their equipment ship-shape |
| 00:03:16:03 | and ready for action. |
| 00:03:19:06 | And on top of everything else, |
| 00:03:21:16 | Matt gets a call about another big job. |
| 00:03:25:17 | MATT: My next question was |
| 00:03:27:00 | where is Azerbaijan? |
| 00:03:29:20 | NARRATOR: Azerbaijan is on the other side of the world. |
| 00:03:34:14 | The job is operating an ROV |
| 00:03:36:15 | off a ship in the Caspian Sea. |
| 00:03:41:04 | Matt’s the only one who can go. |
| 00:03:44:19 | Everyone else is tied up with other work. |
| 00:03:49:16 | Matt’s no stranger to working far from home |
| 00:03:52:09 | but it couldn’t have come at a worse time. |
| 00:03:56:11 | It’s not every day the newspaper |
| 00:03:58:11 | sends a photographer |
| 00:03:59:21 | to snap pictures of these roughnecks. |
| 00:04:01:23 | ROBIN: Feel free to snap a few pictures. |
| 00:04:06:00 | NARRATOR: But this is Dominion’s 50th anniversary, |
| 00:04:09:03 | and it’s a big deal. |
| 00:04:12:16 | MATT: We got media involved. |
| 00:04:13:20 | We got the news networks. |
| 00:04:16:08 | Everybody is feeling this energy |
| 00:04:18:20 | of a local company |
| 00:04:19:22 | that has grown into a world player. |
| 00:04:21:21 | NARRATOR: Robin and Matt are planning a big event |
| 00:04:24:05 | for the staff and clients |
| 00:04:26:05 | to celebrate their fathers’ founding of the company. |
| 00:04:30:08 | ROBIN: There’s big shoes to fill |
| 00:04:32:00 | when you’re trying to step into |
| 00:04:33:09 | the shoes of my old man. |
| 00:04:35:05 | MATT: If you went back 50 years ago, |
| 00:04:37:07 | they wouldn’t tell you that we were going to become |
| 00:04:38:23 | Canada’s largest diving and construction, |
| 00:04:41:05 | and ROV company… |
| 00:04:42:12 | ROBIN: A fleet of ROV’s, a fleet of tugboats, |
| 00:04:45:08 | research vessels, barges, cranes. |
| 00:04:47:21 | MATT: …with ties all around the world. |
| 00:04:50:10 | They didn’t know that. |
| 00:04:54:15 | NARRATOR: The international scale of the business, |
| 00:04:56:01 | means never turning down any job |
| 00:04:58:21 | anywhere in the world, |
| 00:05:01:00 | even if that means missing out on the big celebration. |
| 00:05:05:14 | MATT: Right now, I’m kinda torn on this one, |
| 00:05:08:16 | because this is a great opportunity |
| 00:05:11:05 | in a new market for Dominion Diving, |
| 00:05:14:12 | we’re going to put our best foot forward. |
| 00:05:17:00 | But at the same time, |
| 00:05:18:17 | I’m now going to miss our 50th anniversary gala. |
| 00:05:22:15 | NARRATOR: They’ve been working out the details |
| 00:05:23:20 | of the party for months. |
| 00:05:26:08 | It’s Matt and Robin’s shining moment |
| 00:05:28:13 | and a chance to thank the people |
| 00:05:29:23 | who helped the company grow. |
| 00:05:33:19 | Now Matt’s got to find the right time |
| 00:05:35:13 | to tell big brother Robin |
| 00:05:37:00 | that he’s going to miss the celebration. |
| 00:05:40:06 | MATT: I’ve got to travel to Azerbhaijan now, |
| 00:05:42:00 | on an ROV project in the Caspian Sea. |
| 00:05:44:07 | The problem with that is, |
| 00:05:46:00 | they need me there next week. |
| 00:05:47:22 | MATT: Azerbaijan’s looking for an ROV guy. |
| 00:05:50:10 | ROBIN: Yeah, Barry said that. |
| 00:05:55:00 | MATT: I might have to go do the Azerbaijan one. |
| 00:05:57:10 | ROBIN: Yup. Well you better get |
| 00:05:59:23 | your certificates geared up. |
| 00:06:01:15 | MATT: Yup. |
| 00:06:02:18 | ROBIN: Yup. There won’t be any problem. |
| 00:06:05:03 | MATT: That’s the only person we can offer right now. |
| 00:06:07:10 | So I guess I’ll be going. |
| 00:06:09:04 | ROBIN: Cool. |
| 00:06:09:20 | MATT: I’m going to miss my gala. |
| 00:06:11:07 | I’m going to miss the 50th anniversary. |
| 00:06:13:03 | I’m going to miss seeing all the people |
| 00:06:16:08 | that have known me since before I was born. |
| 00:06:20:14 | NARRATOR: If Matt was expecting Robin |
| 00:06:21:20 | to be upset about him missing the big party, |
| 00:06:24:10 | he’s dead wrong. |
| 00:06:27:02 | ROBIN: Matthew did what I would expect Matthew to do. |
| 00:06:29:17 | That’s what we do. |
| 00:06:30:20 | That’s how the company operates. |
| 00:06:32:16 | You jump into action, |
| 00:06:33:22 | when it’s time to go it’s time to go. |
| 00:06:36:20 | NARRATOR: The job in Azerbaijan |
| 00:06:38:09 | is for a tech on remotely operated vehicles, or ROV’s, |
| 00:06:42:13 | on a ship working in oil exploration. |
| 00:06:47:10 | It’s technical, specialized work, |
| 00:06:50:10 | and it’s a new client Dominion’s eager to please. |
| 00:06:54:16 | The only one who can pull this off is Matt. |
| 00:06:59:24 | But working out at sea |
| 00:07:01:06 | requires training to survive a host of hazards |
| 00:07:04:00 | including crashes, fires, and disasters. |
| 00:07:08:04 | ROBIN: Oh yeah, ocean disasters, |
| 00:07:09:05 | I mean they go on, |
| 00:07:11:11 | I don’t want to say every day, |
| 00:07:12:15 | but they’re not something in the past. |
| 00:07:14:10 | They’re things that happen still. |
| 00:07:17:20 | NARRATOR: Just getting to the jobsite is risky. |
| 00:07:21:22 | Matt’s got to fly out to the ship |
| 00:07:23:14 | hundreds of kilometers over the open ocean |
| 00:07:25:12 | in a helicopter. |
| 00:07:28:05 | ROBIN: Helicopters crash. |
| 00:07:30:07 | There’s a ratio there. |
| 00:07:31:24 | When they have engine trouble |
| 00:07:33:17 | they drop out of the sky. |
| 00:07:35:16 | Helicopters have the engines up on top, |
| 00:07:37:11 | so when a helicopter crashes, they roll over. |
| 00:07:40:15 | It scares people when you say that. |
| 00:07:43:03 | NARRATOR: And then there’s the horrific possibility |
| 00:07:45:02 | of a fire at sea. |
| 00:07:47:22 | ROBIN: A fire is the worst thing ever. |
| 00:07:50:17 | ON RADIO: The boat has had a fire. |
| 00:07:53:14 | All the crew and everybody’s out on the deck right now. |
| 00:07:55:22 | ROBIN: Fires happen very quick. |
| 00:07:57:13 | You’re in major trouble. |
| 00:07:59:10 | HERBIE: If you’re on a boat, or an oil rig, |
| 00:08:02:05 | you can’t just phone the fire department |
| 00:08:04:20 | to get ’em to come put out the fire. |
| 00:08:06:10 | You are the fire department. |
| 00:08:07:22 | ROBIN: You have to know what to do |
| 00:08:09:00 | and you have to act very, very quickly. |
| 00:08:13:19 | NARRATOR: At sea, one problem quickly leads to another, |
| 00:08:17:00 | a cascading series of disasters |
| 00:08:19:08 | like what happened on the Deepwater Horizon |
| 00:08:21:13 | in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. |
| 00:08:26:22 | An eruption of methane gas from the ocean floor ignited, |
| 00:08:30:09 | setting off a series of explosions, |
| 00:08:34:18 | and a firestorm that consumed the entire platform. |
| 00:08:39:16 | Eleven workers were killed, |
| 00:08:41:15 | but another 115 were saved |
| 00:08:44:03 | using their disaster training. |
| 00:08:47:14 | MATT: Deepwater Horizon |
| 00:08:49:08 | was a chain reaction of events. |
| 00:08:54:20 | It created the perfect storm |
| 00:08:56:13 | for a disaster. |
| 00:08:58:04 | Everything that could go wrong was going wrong |
| 00:09:00:17 | faster than anyone could think |
| 00:09:02:11 | it would ever possibly go wrong, |
| 00:09:06:00 | and yet a lot of people come out of that alive. |
| 00:09:11:10 | They had gas leaking. |
| 00:09:14:09 | They had explosions. They had fires. |
| 00:09:16:05 | They had ships sinking. |
| 00:09:17:07 | They had thruster runoff. |
| 00:09:19:00 | They had failure of mechanical equipment. |
| 00:09:22:01 | They had everything possible thrown at them, |
| 00:09:24:11 | so why didn’t everybody die? |
| 00:09:28:15 | While things were blowing up. |
| 00:09:30:01 | While things were sinking. |
| 00:09:31:00 | While the vessel was running off location. |
| 00:09:33:15 | Because of the survival training is why. |
| 00:09:36:17 | ROBIN: Training is key on it all. |
| 00:09:38:03 | Doesn’t matter what you’re doing. |
| 00:09:39:22 | This is serious. People die. |
| 00:09:41:15 | When it doesn’t go right, people die, |
| 00:09:43:10 | and sometimes a lot of people. |
| 00:09:45:17 | NARRATOR: Every person working offshore |
| 00:09:47:04 | needs to be trained to survive a helicopter crash |
| 00:09:49:23 | and to work as a firefighter if everything goes to hell. |
| 00:09:54:20 | MATT: Everybody onboard that rig |
| 00:09:56:22 | was trained so heavily in survival. |
| 00:10:01:10 | NARRATOR: Matt’s got to prove he can survive |
| 00:10:02:20 | helicopter crashes and fires at sea. |
| 00:10:08:00 | Where do you learn skills like that? |
| 00:10:15:20 | NARRATOR: This is the place where offshore workers |
| 00:10:17:24 | get put through hell on dry land. |
| 00:10:22:00 | RelyOn Nutec creates the worst imaginable disasters, |
| 00:10:26:00 | in carefully controlled simulations, |
| 00:10:29:00 | right in Dominion’s home port |
| 00:10:31:06 | of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. |
| 00:10:34:02 | MATT: RelyOn Nutec is a full-on |
| 00:10:36:16 | safety training in all areas, |
| 00:10:38:10 | all aspects company. |
| 00:10:40:20 | DAVID: Basically, a simulation theater |
| 00:10:42:00 | is a specialized type of pool. |
| 00:10:44:16 | It has the ability to create waves. |
| 00:10:46:15 | It has wind fans that can generate |
| 00:10:47:23 | about 80 knots at the mouth. |
| 00:10:49:12 | We can turn the lights off. |
| 00:10:50:11 | We can create sound, |
| 00:10:51:15 | for example the sound of an overhead helicopter. |
| 00:10:53:17 | And we try to mimic the ocean environment at its worst, |
| 00:10:57:11 | as best we can for somebody in training. |
| 00:11:00:00 | NARRATOR: The company’s been working |
| 00:11:01:06 | with Dominion for years. |
| 00:11:03:01 | They provide the training |
| 00:11:05:06 | and Dominion provides the boats. |
| 00:11:07:15 | ROBIN: We’ve done operations with them |
| 00:11:08:18 | where we’ve had rescue helicopters |
| 00:11:10:24 | come down and attach cables to our boat |
| 00:11:13:15 | and actually rappel down |
| 00:11:15:14 | and recover casualties, mock casualties |
| 00:11:18:23 | and take them back up on the helicopter. |
| 00:11:21:14 | DAVID: Great relationship with those guys. |
| 00:11:23:04 | We work with them hand-in-hand |
| 00:11:24:08 | every day that we’re on the water. |
| 00:11:30:04 | INSTRUCTOR: So welcome to the STST, |
| 00:11:32:03 | Survival Training Simulation Theatre. |
| 00:11:33:16 | NARRATOR: Because of their long history together, |
| 00:11:36:02 | they manage to squeeze in Matt’s training |
| 00:11:38:21 | on just a few day’s notice. |
| 00:11:41:00 | MATT: Time is under the gun now. |
| 00:11:42:06 | Let’s see if we can pull this together. |
| 00:11:44:21 | NARRATOR: They call this the Dunk Tank. |
| 00:11:49:18 | It’s a robotic roller coaster from hell, |
| 00:11:52:03 | simulating a helicopter crashing and rolling |
| 00:11:55:01 | in the open ocean. |
| 00:11:59:00 | How long can YOU hold your breath? |
| 00:12:02:05 | Now imagine freeing yourself from a seatbelt, |
| 00:12:04:13 | busting out of a chopper, |
| 00:12:06:01 | and swimming to the surface in icy water. |
| 00:12:09:03 | MATT: Yeah, that’s when the shit hits the fan. |
| 00:12:10:24 | Now you got to perform to save your life. |
| 00:12:14:11 | NARRATOR: Without training, it’s certain death. |
| 00:12:17:01 | MATT: Your training gives you the best advantage |
| 00:12:20:09 | to staying alive. You don’t want to fail. |
| 00:12:25:22 | NARRATOR: But before Matt gets thrown in and tossed around, |
| 00:12:28:10 | he has to prepare for a different kind of nightmare. |
| 00:12:32:19 | A fire at sea. |
| 00:12:36:03 | MATT: The first aspect of our training, |
| 00:12:38:05 | is to identify that fire. |
| 00:12:40:20 | Identify what type of extinguisher you need. |
| 00:12:43:21 | Put that fire out. |
| 00:12:45:17 | DAVID: We’re not training them to |
| 00:12:46:23 | get on a hose team and attack, |
| 00:12:49:01 | outside of the rig. |
| 00:12:50:10 | What we’re training them to do |
| 00:12:51:12 | is recognize a small type of fire offshore, |
| 00:12:53:12 | select the correct extinguisher, and put it out. |
| 00:12:56:03 | INSTRUCTOR: It’s going to tell you |
| 00:12:56:19 | what kind of range you’ve got. |
| 00:12:58:05 | So with this one, it’s got a four metre range. |
| 00:13:01:10 | Here it’s also telling you |
| 00:13:02:19 | what class of fire it’s going to tackle. |
| 00:13:06:15 | So this is an A and a B class fire. |
| 00:13:08:20 | MATT: You got your A fire, |
| 00:13:10:05 | your B fire and your C class fire. |
| 00:13:13:10 | NARRATOR: The type of fire |
| 00:13:14:10 | determines the type of extinguisher. |
| 00:13:17:10 | A-class is for wood and paper. |
| 00:13:20:01 | B-class is for grease fires |
| 00:13:22:21 | or gasoline and oil blazes. |
| 00:13:25:00 | And if you’re battling an electrical fire, |
| 00:13:27:09 | you need a C-class extinguisher. |
| 00:13:30:02 | Use the wrong extinguisher |
| 00:13:32:07 | and it only makes a fire worse. |
| 00:13:36:06 | MATT: If you have an oil and gas fire |
| 00:13:38:24 | and you grab a water fire extinguisher, |
| 00:13:42:05 | well then all you’re going to do |
| 00:13:43:21 | is blow that fire all over the place. |
| 00:13:49:22 | INSTRUCTOR: So if you want to go light that up. |
| 00:13:51:20 | Approach. Fire! Fire! Fire! Diesel fire! |
| 00:13:55:24 | MATT: A fire extinguisher gives you a limited amount |
| 00:13:57:15 | of firefighting capability, |
| 00:13:59:09 | but it gives you something. |
| 00:14:00:21 | You might just need that fire extinguisher |
| 00:14:03:18 | to get yourself to safety. |
| 00:14:05:14 | MATT: Fire! Fire! Fire! Diesel fire! |
| 00:14:08:06 | MATT: You’re not going to put out the fire, |
| 00:14:09:14 | but you’re going to make an exit passageway |
| 00:14:12:14 | for you to then to get to the next area. |
| 00:14:15:00 | INSTRUCTOR: Squeeze and sweep. |
| 00:14:19:18 | INSTRUCTOR: Good job. Back away. |
| 00:14:22:00 | Fire’s out. |
| 00:14:23:05 | Nicely done. |
| 00:14:27:23 | NARRATOR: In an emergency, one blast of the extinguisher |
| 00:14:30:21 | could be the difference between life and death. |
| 00:14:35:15 | MATT: There’s two stages of the safety training. |
| 00:14:37:16 | There’s your fire fighting and your spatial awareness, |
| 00:14:40:07 | your different ways of communicating |
| 00:14:42:12 | in zero visibility. |
| 00:14:46:09 | NARRATOR: It’s not just knowing what to do, |
| 00:14:48:13 | it’s the ability to do it all |
| 00:14:50:13 | when the heat is on. |
| 00:14:53:10 | MATT: Then you got the next aspect of fire fighting |
| 00:14:55:20 | which is zero visibility. |
| 00:14:57:19 | Smoke environment is what it’s supposed to mimic. |
| 00:15:00:17 | You’ve got to be able to make passage |
| 00:15:02:20 | through a certain area, identify fire zones |
| 00:15:06:17 | so that you don’t open a door up with zero visibility |
| 00:15:09:11 | and walk right into a fire. |
| 00:15:11:03 | INSTRUCTOR: There’s a lot of corridors |
| 00:15:12:00 | where you guys are working, |
| 00:15:13:11 | so you would have to find your way out, potentially. |
| 00:15:15:17 | Now if you guys were trapped inside |
| 00:15:17:15 | down in the accommodation, |
| 00:15:18:23 | then there’s a good potential for all the smoke |
| 00:15:20:22 | to perhaps become a smoke-filled environment, |
| 00:15:22:23 | and this will be the only way out. |
| 00:15:24:06 | MATT: You’ve got to be able to guide yourself through, |
| 00:15:27:16 | without seeing anything. |
| 00:15:29:09 | MATT: Feels like a door. Watertight door. |
| 00:15:33:07 | MATT: Identify the fire… |
| 00:15:35:05 | MATT: It opens outward. |
| 00:15:38:03 | MATT: …and go past it to a safe haven. |
| 00:15:40:20 | INSTRUCTOR: This would be what you would need to do |
| 00:15:42:07 | to get out. |
| 00:15:43:03 | Now if there was a lot of smoke in here, |
| 00:15:44:15 | then you’d be lower down as well. |
| 00:15:47:11 | MATT: Feels like a door. |
| 00:15:48:20 | INSTRUCTOR: It’s a door. What do you know about the door? |
| 00:15:50:23 | MATT: Can’t feel hinges or the handle. |
| 00:15:53:00 | INSTRUCTOR: Okay. |
| 00:15:54:15 | MATT: Found a handle. |
| 00:15:55:20 | INSTRUCTOR: Which way does it open? |
| 00:15:56:20 | MATT: Indicates it swings outward. |
| 00:15:58:15 | And a light switch. |
| 00:16:00:00 | MATT: Identify your surroundings |
| 00:16:02:08 | and make your way out. |
| 00:16:04:08 | MATT: I’m going to touch… the bottom’s cool. |
| 00:16:06:11 | INSTRUCTOR: That’s it. |
| 00:16:07:10 | MATT: Put my arm here, brace myself, |
| 00:16:09:03 | let it out slowly. |
| 00:16:10:10 | INSTRUCTOR: Yeah. |
| 00:16:12:04 | And we’re good. |
| 00:16:13:10 | Head out now. Good job guys. |
| 00:16:15:11 | That was great. |
| 00:16:17:20 | MATT: Yeah. |
| 00:16:22:20 | NARRATOR: While Matt’s learning to survive a fire, |
| 00:16:24:20 | things are heating up and getting creative |
| 00:16:27:05 | over at headquarters, |
| 00:16:28:08 | as they prepare for Dominion’s 50th birthday bash. |
| 00:16:33:05 | ROBIN: Diver’s really like mermaids, |
| 00:16:35:09 | and mermaids really like divers. |
| 00:16:38:12 | NARRATOR: Robin’s hooked on a fishy idea |
| 00:16:40:05 | to land a mermaid for the event. |
| 00:16:43:10 | ROBIN: So we figured we’d continue the legend |
| 00:16:46:01 | and put a mermaid in over there. |
| 00:16:48:20 | NARRATOR: But the pool he got |
| 00:16:50:00 | is barely bigger than a goldfish bowl. |
| 00:16:53:04 | SHAWN: We just picked up the mermaid tank. |
| 00:16:55:09 | It’s not quite what we expected, |
| 00:16:57:01 | it’s got some legs on it. |
| 00:16:58:15 | ROBIN: It’s an idea, an artistic flare to it, |
| 00:17:01:11 | just a bit of fun, |
| 00:17:02:11 | give some people something to talk about. |
| 00:17:05:01 | SHAWN: No. It makes it quite tippy. |
| 00:17:07:10 | All that does is… |
| 00:17:08:18 | ROBIN: It’s going to be less than impressive but… |
| 00:17:10:10 | SHAWN: So, like everything else, we’ll end up modifying it |
| 00:17:13:10 | and making it fit our purpose. |
| 00:17:15:08 | It’ll be good on the day. |
| 00:17:16:20 | So, it’s a good thing we picked it up a couple days early. |
| 00:17:22:10 | ROBIN: With Matthew missing, I needed a bit more backup. |
| 00:17:25:03 | Some more man or woman power. |
| 00:17:28:03 | NARRATOR: Without Matt to help, |
| 00:17:29:14 | Robin’s swamped at the office. |
| 00:17:31:17 | CAROLYN: We’re coming lookin’ for ya. |
| 00:17:33:00 | NARRATOR: So, he’s called in their big sister. |
| 00:17:35:10 | CAROLYN: I’m going to come for ya. |
| 00:17:36:10 | I know where you live, and I seen where ya sleep. |
| 00:17:38:20 | [LAUGHS] |
| 00:17:39:20 | NARRATOR: Carolyn’s a salty character, |
| 00:17:41:15 | more comfortable at sea than behind a desk. |
| 00:17:46:10 | CAROLYN: I am a cook on the boat, |
| 00:17:47:15 | the head cook on the boat. |
| 00:17:49:09 | Now, in the last two days, |
| 00:17:53:00 | these are what I’ve been doing. |
| 00:17:55:15 | These are calls that I’ve made, |
| 00:17:57:03 | all of these are calls that I’ve made and made. |
| 00:18:01:10 | NARRATOR: She’s managing the last-minute details |
| 00:18:04:02 | and the all-important guest list. |
| 00:18:07:02 | CAROLYN: Everyone on that list |
| 00:18:08:15 | is important to every part of Dominion. |
| 00:18:11:05 | Nobody gets left off the list, is what we don’t want. |
| 00:18:15:02 | Again, I’m a cook on the boat |
| 00:18:16:17 | and I’m in here reviewing a list |
| 00:18:18:20 | that these people I’ve known for a long, long time. |
| 00:18:21:01 | So, there’s layers to the onion. |
| 00:18:23:24 | [LAUGHS] There’s a cookin’ term. |
| 00:18:25:18 | [LAUGHS] |
| 00:18:29:15 | NARRATOR: Back at his disaster training, |
| 00:18:31:09 | Matt’s suiting up to test his skills |
| 00:18:33:01 | at surviving at sea. |
| 00:18:37:02 | Submersion survival suits are waterproof dry suits, |
| 00:18:40:05 | designed to protect offshore workers |
| 00:18:42:15 | from hypothermia while waiting to be rescued. |
| 00:18:46:05 | INSTRUCTOR: The seals on these suits |
| 00:18:47:12 | are what make these suits so good. |
| 00:18:50:02 | And then all he’s going to do, |
| 00:18:51:03 | he’s just going to take a big breath, |
| 00:18:52:17 | and he’s going to pull it down, |
| 00:18:53:20 | one nice fluid motion. |
| 00:18:55:12 | Now it slides on really nicely, |
| 00:18:57:00 | because that’s like parachute material. |
| 00:18:58:12 | NARRATOR: If everything else goes to hell, |
| 00:19:01:00 | this suit could be the difference between |
| 00:19:03:07 | life and death. |
| 00:19:05:00 | INSTRUCTOR: It’s important to make sure |
| 00:19:06:00 | it’s docked fully against that. |
| 00:19:08:00 | Matt, you’ve obviously done dry suits before, right? |
| 00:19:10:10 | So, if it’s not docked, it’s going to leak. |
| 00:19:12:10 | And then he’s got a waist strap |
| 00:19:14:00 | and he’s got a crotch strap to do up. |
| 00:19:15:19 | If that isn’t snapped on, this can work its way open. |
| 00:19:18:00 | It could do that over the five years you work offshore, |
| 00:19:20:22 | you would never know about it. |
| 00:19:22:00 | The one time that you need your bottle, |
| 00:19:25:00 | it falls out, because you’re upside down. |
| 00:19:27:10 | Now you’re ready to fly. |
| 00:19:32:07 | NARRATOR: The survival suits are buoyant. |
| 00:19:37:01 | This drill prepares Matt |
| 00:19:38:04 | in case he’s stuck in the hold of a ship |
| 00:19:40:11 | and has to pull himself along to find his way out. |
| 00:19:44:15 | Otherwise, he’d just pop up like a cork |
| 00:19:47:02 | and get stuck. |
| 00:19:51:05 | If this were a real emergency, |
| 00:19:52:22 | Matt might have to survive in this lifeboat |
| 00:19:55:07 | for days, even weeks. |
| 00:20:02:20 | This flimsy canopy could be the only thing |
| 00:20:05:03 | that keeps the weather out. |
| 00:20:08:00 | A thin membrane between life |
| 00:20:11:00 | and death. |
| 00:20:19:06 | NARRATOR: The next simulation won’t be so simple. |
| 00:20:22:00 | This is the big one. |
| 00:20:25:23 | Surviving a helicopter crash in the open ocean. |
| 00:20:29:15 | They’re going to fire up the dunk tank, |
| 00:20:32:06 | crank the storm simulator to 11, |
| 00:20:36:00 | and throw Matt straight into the deep end. |
| 00:20:44:05 | NARRATOR: Today, Dominion Diving |
| 00:20:45:22 | has a fleet of eight ships, |
| 00:20:47:10 | barges, robotic ROV’s, |
| 00:20:50:09 | and dozens of employees. |
| 00:20:53:14 | It’s an internationally competitive |
| 00:20:55:24 | multi-million dollar operation, |
| 00:20:58:02 | all run out of one warehouse in Halifax Harbour. |
| 00:21:02:24 | But it wasn’t always like this. |
| 00:21:07:00 | ROBIN: Dominion Diving was started in 1969. |
| 00:21:10:11 | A slow, rough, gruelling start. |
| 00:21:13:24 | HERBIE: There was only like |
| 00:21:15:15 | four or five employees at that time. |
| 00:21:19:01 | ROBIN: We attracted people that would not really |
| 00:21:21:22 | fit in to the rest of society all that well, |
| 00:21:24:13 | but were a perfect fit down here. |
| 00:21:26:21 | They were rough guys, |
| 00:21:28:07 | smart guys, tough guys. |
| 00:21:31:20 | NARRATOR: To finance his company, |
| 00:21:33:06 | Matt & Robin’s dad, Barry Lohnes, |
| 00:21:35:20 | didn’t go to the bank for a loan, |
| 00:21:38:06 | he went out to sea for sunken treasure. |
| 00:21:46:10 | MATT: Sable Island is about 120 miles |
| 00:21:49:05 | off the coast of Halifax, |
| 00:21:51:15 | out in the Atlantic Ocean. |
| 00:21:53:22 | It’s a long narrow sand bar basically, |
| 00:21:56:01 | in the middle of nothing. |
| 00:21:58:17 | It’s also known as |
| 00:22:00:05 | the Graveyard of the Atlantic, |
| 00:22:03:04 | because there are so many shipwrecks |
| 00:22:05:24 | all around this island, |
| 00:22:08:05 | and it’s still happening to this day. |
| 00:22:11:10 | MATT: My father found, |
| 00:22:13:06 | discovered this one shipwreck in particular, |
| 00:22:15:05 | that caught his eye. |
| 00:22:16:09 | BARRY: There’s nobody on this planet |
| 00:22:18:05 | has dove more on Sable Island than me. |
| 00:22:21:10 | There is no rocks out on Sable. Nothing. |
| 00:22:24:06 | The only thing to get your cable caught on |
| 00:22:26:15 | is wreckage. |
| 00:22:27:20 | MATT: He was out doing another project, |
| 00:22:29:20 | and happened to see this vessel |
| 00:22:31:05 | and took down the name |
| 00:22:33:02 | and did some research on it. |
| 00:22:37:04 | MATT: The vessel’s name was “The Independence Hull”. |
| 00:22:39:00 | BARRY: It sank in 1942 |
| 00:22:41:09 | and it was carrying war material for cargo. |
| 00:22:45:17 | MATT: Tons and tons and tons of brass. |
| 00:22:48:08 | Scrap brass. Plates. |
| 00:22:50:18 | PATRICIA: That’s when it became, Holy shoot! |
| 00:22:53:05 | [LAUGHS] |
| 00:22:54:15 | I think we got something here. |
| 00:22:58:20 | MATT: That’s where everything got fun. |
| 00:23:01:10 | PATRICIA: Hallelujah! |
| 00:23:02:12 | We’re pulling in the motherload. |
| 00:23:05:00 | Oh, my golly, |
| 00:23:05:22 | and they worked and worked and worked, |
| 00:23:08:23 | because they didn’t want to leave one penny |
| 00:23:10:20 | on the bottom down there. |
| 00:23:12:13 | ROBIN: It was polished right up. It was sparkling. |
| 00:23:14:10 | It was polished right up from the sand, |
| 00:23:15:20 | like sandblasted. |
| 00:23:17:03 | HERBIE: So we had a boat there |
| 00:23:19:13 | that had a two-tonne winch on it |
| 00:23:22:10 | and we would lift it up |
| 00:23:25:10 | two tonnes at a time. |
| 00:23:28:18 | NARRATOR: It took a lot of brass |
| 00:23:29:23 | to build the company from nothing. |
| 00:23:33:05 | Over five years, |
| 00:23:34:19 | Barry Lohnes kept going back |
| 00:23:36:18 | and pulling more scrap metal from the bottom. |
| 00:23:39:13 | MATT: In total, it was about a million dollars, |
| 00:23:42:23 | in the early ’70’s, a million dollars. |
| 00:23:46:10 | Today, that would equate to |
| 00:23:49:00 | close to 15 to 20 million. |
| 00:23:51:12 | It was so much brass |
| 00:23:54:15 | that it actually changed the value of brass |
| 00:23:56:24 | on the stock market when they cashed it in. |
| 00:23:59:04 | ROBIN: They bought boats, diving equipment, |
| 00:24:01:19 | auxiliary equipment, winches |
| 00:24:03:07 | and things for the boats, |
| 00:24:04:20 | and they just kept going on that. |
| 00:24:07:11 | BARBARA: Some people mistook that for treasure hunting. |
| 00:24:10:15 | Barry said, We don’t speculate. |
| 00:24:12:20 | We are salvagers. |
| 00:24:14:12 | BARRY: If you said it was brass ingots, |
| 00:24:18:10 | we’d be in debtor’s prison, |
| 00:24:21:00 | but if you said it was scrap brass, |
| 00:24:23:17 | then there’s no duty on brass. |
| 00:24:27:09 | ROBIN: The materials that they took off there, |
| 00:24:29:05 | classified as scrap |
| 00:24:31:11 | and not classified as raw materials, |
| 00:24:33:15 | because it was raw materials and it had become scrap, |
| 00:24:36:11 | once it becomes a shipwreck. |
| 00:24:38:00 | Apparently. |
| 00:24:39:00 | HERBIE: If you tried to do that today, |
| 00:24:42:00 | there’s so many rules and regulations |
| 00:24:44:00 | that you have to… |
| 00:24:45:05 | permits that you have to get and this and that. |
| 00:24:49:05 | The government takes all the fun out of it. |
| 00:24:54:07 | NARRATOR: But the sea gives, and the sea takes. |
| 00:24:57:15 | It’s cold and it’s cruel. |
| 00:25:00:08 | Matt’s about to learn a tough lesson |
| 00:25:02:07 | about the sea’s unforgiving power, |
| 00:25:06:15 | and what to do when everything goes under. |
| 00:25:19:05 | NARRATOR: Matt’s over halfway through |
| 00:25:20:23 | his intense survival training |
| 00:25:22:05 | for working offshore, |
| 00:25:24:09 | but the most harrowing part is just about to begin. |
| 00:25:28:20 | Learning to escape a helicopter that’s crashed, |
| 00:25:31:12 | flipped over and underwater. |
| 00:25:35:22 | Matt’s gearing up for the absolute worst |
| 00:25:38:05 | the simulator can throw at him. |
| 00:25:41:19 | He’s got to do it in the survival suit, |
| 00:25:43:20 | with just a tiny bottle |
| 00:25:45:03 | carrying three minutes of oxygen |
| 00:25:47:13 | in case he gets stuck. |
| 00:25:48:15 | INSTRUCTOR: We’re all good. |
| 00:25:50:21 | NARRATOR: As though a helicopter crash alone isn’t enough, |
| 00:25:55:10 | the dunk tank’s also designed to mimic |
| 00:25:57:10 | the conditions of a hurricane, |
| 00:25:59:14 | where winds can blast at 250 kilometres per hour. |
| 00:26:05:11 | For Matt’s test, they’re going to dial it up |
| 00:26:07:22 | to its absolute maximum. |
| 00:26:11:17 | MATT: Picture being on the inside of a washer machine, |
| 00:26:14:00 | put it on spin, and now get out. |
| 00:26:18:21 | MATT: Yeah, baby. |
| 00:26:20:22 | MATT: So the more you do it… |
| 00:26:22:03 | MATT: All work, no play. |
| 00:26:24:14 | MATT: …the more you get used to that situation, |
| 00:26:27:11 | that scenario. |
| 00:26:29:15 | NARRATOR: In the last decade, |
| 00:26:30:20 | 33 offshore workers have died |
| 00:26:33:09 | in helicopter crashes at sea. |
| 00:26:36:11 | Sixty-five others have had to be rescued. |
| 00:26:39:00 | MATT: I’ve known people that have |
| 00:26:39:24 | had to bail out of helicopters |
| 00:26:41:15 | over the years. |
| 00:26:42:24 | I’ve known people that didn’t |
| 00:26:44:00 | bail out of helicopters over the years. |
| 00:26:46:21 | Death is part of it. |
| 00:26:48:10 | We try to leave death checked in at the door. |
| 00:26:51:00 | I ain’t signing into him yet. |
| 00:26:52:10 | Davey Jones ain’t getting me, |
| 00:26:54:09 | and the water’s not taking me out. |
| 00:27:00:00 | It gives you a really hands-on feeling |
| 00:27:03:12 | of an actual helicopter dunking. |
| 00:27:05:15 | You’re sitting in |
| 00:27:06:20 | as close to real as possible simulator. |
| 00:27:10:10 | NARRATOR: With Matt strapped in, |
| 00:27:11:19 | they kick up the wave machine, |
| 00:27:14:16 | an artificial tempest in an oversized teapot. |
| 00:27:20:18 | There’s a very real chance of things going wrong |
| 00:27:23:01 | so rescue divers are on hand |
| 00:27:25:00 | to keep this simulated emergency |
| 00:27:27:03 | from becoming an actual life and death struggle. |
| 00:27:30:23 | INSTRUCTOR: We’re going down. |
| 00:27:35:06 | NARRATOR: But if he needs to be rescued, |
| 00:27:37:01 | Matt will have to dry off, |
| 00:27:38:15 | get back in and try it all over again |
| 00:27:41:18 | or else lose the job offshore. |
| 00:27:46:22 | Besides the tiny air bottle and the survival suit, |
| 00:27:49:15 | there is no external air supply. |
| 00:27:55:00 | Once Matt hits the water, |
| 00:27:56:18 | he’ll be holding his breath |
| 00:27:57:23 | until he can escape and make it to the surface. |
| 00:28:07:20 | NARRATOR: Matt’s suited up, |
| 00:28:09:02 | strapped in and braced for impact. |
| 00:28:15:02 | Does he have what it takes to survive a helicopter crash? |
| 00:28:21:13 | He has to get unbuckled, |
| 00:28:22:20 | push out a window |
| 00:28:24:06 | and make it to the surface |
| 00:28:25:15 | all on one breath. |
| 00:28:28:08 | º MUSIC º |
| 00:28:35:10 | NARRATOR: Matt’s got to stay calm. |
| 00:28:37:10 | A moment of panic could be fatal. |
| 00:28:44:05 | The difference between life and death |
| 00:28:45:20 | is preparation, focus and concentration. |
| 00:28:54:00 | Can Matt find a way out of this underwater hell |
| 00:28:58:00 | and survive? |
| 00:29:02:22 | º MUSIC º |
| 00:29:05:10 | NARRATOR: This just looks like a warehouse |
| 00:29:07:10 | from the outside. |
| 00:29:10:06 | But inside, a full force hurricane is underway |
| 00:29:13:12 | with Matt in the middle. |
| 00:29:17:00 | Once it floods, a real helicopter sinks |
| 00:29:19:10 | at a rate of three metres per second. |
| 00:29:24:00 | Matt’s got to wait for the helicopter to stop rolling |
| 00:29:27:05 | then try to escape immediately. |
| 00:29:29:18 | º MUSIC º |
| 00:29:42:09 | NARRATOR: Matt’s been under for for 35 seconds now. |
| 00:29:44:23 | º MUSIC º |
| 00:29:51:00 | NARRATOR: Matt’s got to muster |
| 00:29:52:05 | all his years of experience to keep calm. |
| 00:30:00:00 | He’s unstrapped and heading for the window. |
| 00:30:03:10 | Matt’s disoriented at first, |
| 00:30:05:21 | but the buoyant foam liner in his helmet |
| 00:30:07:19 | lets him know which way is up. |
| 00:30:18:10 | It’s not a guarantee of survival |
| 00:30:20:20 | but now if something goes horribly wrong |
| 00:30:23:06 | at least Matt has a fighting chance. |
| 00:30:25:10 | º MUSIC º |
| 00:30:33:12 | MATT: It gets the adrenaline going. |
| 00:30:34:17 | It definitely gets the adrenaline going, |
| 00:30:35:24 | even though you know what’s going to go on, |
| 00:30:37:14 | you’re still like, Okay, right? But… |
| 00:30:40:19 | Yeah, the risk is always there, but it’s always fun. |
| 00:30:45:17 | NARRATOR: The safe escape means he’s passed |
| 00:30:47:06 | all the tests with flying colours. |
| 00:30:51:05 | Matt’s now fully certified and qualified |
| 00:30:53:20 | to take the job in Azerbaijan. |
| 00:30:56:20 | MATT: [LAUGHING] |
| 00:30:59:05 | Alrighty. |
| 00:31:02:05 | NARRATOR: Meanwhile, back at Dominion’s shop, |
| 00:31:04:17 | the minutes are ticking down to the big celebration. |
| 00:31:09:13 | ROBIN: These are some watches that we have. |
| 00:31:12:16 | We were trying to just come up with something |
| 00:31:14:01 | for some of these people |
| 00:31:16:12 | that haven’t been here in a while, |
| 00:31:18:23 | and just something that, |
| 00:31:21:09 | won’t get put in the junk drawer at home. |
| 00:31:25:04 | NARRATOR: As a token of thanks, |
| 00:31:26:19 | Robin’s sprung for some gear. |
| 00:31:30:00 | ROBIN: We got some of these personalized watches. |
| 00:31:31:13 | They’re all serial numbered. |
| 00:31:33:11 | They got 50 Year Anniversary on them |
| 00:31:36:11 | and things like that. |
| 00:31:37:21 | CAROLYN: They’re gorgeous. |
| 00:31:38:21 | ROBIN: Kinda cool, eh? |
| 00:31:40:00 | SHAWN: They’re really, really cool, yeah. |
| 00:31:41:10 | ROBIN: The face on them is green. |
| 00:31:42:16 | Green is Dominion’s signature color. |
| 00:31:44:16 | CAROLYN: To be here to see that, |
| 00:31:47:08 | and it say 50 years, |
| 00:31:48:15 | it’s just really, really special. |
| 00:31:51:11 | ROBIN: They’re all serial numbered |
| 00:31:52:15 | from one to a hundred, |
| 00:31:53:19 | and then there’s names engraved on them |
| 00:31:55:16 | of 20 of the people that I could think of |
| 00:31:58:16 | that had the most effect on the company, |
| 00:32:00:14 | one of them being my father. |
| 00:32:02:20 | He’s the guy that started all this trouble, |
| 00:32:05:10 | so I figured we should give him a watch. |
| 00:32:07:15 | SHAWN: To come up with something that you can give to people |
| 00:32:10:00 | that means something that… |
| 00:32:10:20 | CAROLYN: They will keep. |
| 00:32:11:20 | SHAWN: …that they’ll keep and appreciate. |
| 00:32:14:12 | CAROLYN: And it warrants even passing down, |
| 00:32:17:00 | you know, sort of thing. |
| 00:32:18:03 | Like it’s not just a drawer kind of a thing. |
| 00:32:21:05 | ROBIN: Yeah, no. For sure. |
| 00:32:22:13 | CAROLYN: Beautiful, beautiful. |
| 00:32:25:13 | NARRATOR: While Robin packs up the gifts, |
| 00:32:26:21 | Matt’s rushing to pack his bags for the trip. |
| 00:32:31:03 | MATT: It’s go time. |
| 00:32:33:10 | NARRATOR: Organizing a last-minute trip |
| 00:32:34:22 | to the other side of the planet |
| 00:32:35:24 | takes special skills… |
| 00:32:39:00 | MATT: Time to do some packing. |
| 00:32:42:14 | NARRATOR: …but careful packing |
| 00:32:43:24 | isn’t one of them. |
| 00:32:50:00 | MATT: There. |
| 00:32:51:00 | That’s all my clothes, pretty much, |
| 00:32:52:05 | from last time I went away. |
| 00:32:57:00 | Speedo pack. |
| 00:32:59:05 | That’s why I know exactly what’s there, |
| 00:33:00:17 | because it’s all from last time. |
| 00:33:05:05 | Done. |
| 00:33:06:13 | MATT: My daughters, |
| 00:33:08:00 | they don’t know I’m going away yet, |
| 00:33:10:15 | so I’ll break that news to them tonight. |
| 00:33:13:15 | So, it’s one of them… |
| 00:33:17:00 | yeah. |
| 00:33:22:00 | MATT: So, you know, I’m leaving tonight, right? |
| 00:33:25:21 | LILLYANA: Mm hmm. |
| 00:33:26:19 | MATT: I’m going to be gone for a few sleeps though. |
| 00:33:28:03 | LILLYANA: How many? |
| 00:33:29:18 | MATT: Thirty. |
| 00:33:31:20 | Which is three times ten. |
| 00:33:35:17 | Okay? |
| 00:33:37:04 | LILLYANA: Wow. |
| 00:33:38:05 | MATT: When I come back, we’re going to go camping? |
| 00:33:40:01 | LILLYANA: Yeah. |
| 00:33:41:07 | MATT: Do you girls like camping? |
| 00:33:42:05 | LILLYANA: Mm-hmm. |
| 00:33:43:05 | MATT: Or do you like boating? |
| 00:33:44:15 | LILLYANA: Boating. |
| 00:33:45:12 | MATT: Boating? Okay. |
| 00:33:47:16 | Well girls, we’ve got to go out in the truck now, okay? |
| 00:33:49:05 | SEAENNA: Yeah. |
| 00:33:50:05 | MATT: All right, let’s go. |
| 00:33:53:15 | MATT: Lilly, are you going to grab my shirts? |
| 00:33:58:15 | C’mon, baby girl. |
| 00:34:04:15 | MATT: You first. |
| 00:34:07:03 | MATT: This is one of the things |
| 00:34:08:23 | I try to do with my baby girls |
| 00:34:10:05 | before I go away, the day I go away, |
| 00:34:12:05 | just to make them feel extra special to me. |
| 00:34:15:16 | I make sure they’re the centre of my day, |
| 00:34:17:15 | and they love it. So, and I love it. |
| 00:34:21:20 | I’m just happy to… |
| 00:34:22:14 | I’m glad they’re not in school today, |
| 00:34:24:07 | ’cause it’s summer holiday. |
| 00:34:29:05 | ROBIN: I’m proud of Matt for agreeing to do that, |
| 00:34:31:20 | because there’s nobody else that we could send |
| 00:34:34:23 | at that time to do that, and… |
| 00:34:39:20 | that’s what Matt’s supposed to do. |
| 00:34:41:10 | Like I say, he’s not going to get a round of applause |
| 00:34:43:00 | from me, I’m hard to impress that way but, |
| 00:34:47:11 | that’s what he’s supposed to do. |
| 00:34:49:18 | So, when he does what he’s supposed to do, |
| 00:34:53:06 | I’m proud of him for that, |
| 00:34:55:06 | and that’s just a good thing. |
| 00:34:57:05 | If I was in the same position, |
| 00:34:59:10 | I would do the exact same thing. |
| 00:35:02:20 | NARRATOR: Matt’s worked his entire life |
| 00:35:04:11 | to help build this company. |
| 00:35:07:20 | Working on the road |
| 00:35:08:21 | meant missing a lot of kids’ birthday parties, |
| 00:35:10:24 | first days of school. |
| 00:35:14:04 | Dominion’s 50th is just one more milestone |
| 00:35:17:03 | he won’t be around for. |
| 00:35:22:23 | NARRATOR: After weeks of preparation, |
| 00:35:24:12 | the day everyone has been working towards |
| 00:35:26:15 | has finally arrived. |
| 00:35:29:05 | Dominion’s 50th anniversary celebration is tonight. |
| 00:35:34:07 | With his brother Matt, in Azerbaijan, |
| 00:35:36:24 | Robin is responsible for all the last-minute details. |
| 00:35:40:07 | ROBIN: We got a bit of recognition going on here. |
| 00:35:42:13 | It’s kinda cool. |
| 00:35:45:01 | NARRATOR: The Dominion crew even made the front page. |
| 00:35:47:16 | Not bad for a bunch of roughnecks. |
| 00:35:50:13 | ROBIN: Here’s the whole team, most of them anyway, |
| 00:35:52:08 | the ones that aren’t out making money. |
| 00:35:54:13 | A lot of history here. That’s surreal. |
| 00:35:56:24 | I don’t know what else to say. |
| 00:36:01:10 | NARRATOR: Over at the venue, |
| 00:36:02:09 | they’ve trucked in some Lohnes family treasures |
| 00:36:05:11 | to make the place feel a little more like home. |
| 00:36:10:05 | Everything’s got to be ship-shape, |
| 00:36:12:11 | from dŽcor to catering. |
| 00:36:18:20 | Robin can’t wait to get this party started. |
| 00:36:22:20 | And he’s finally got his mermaid. |
| 00:36:29:12 | For one night only, |
| 00:36:30:23 | every one of Dominion’s divers, |
| 00:36:33:00 | sailors and crew |
| 00:36:35:17 | are out of the water and up on dry land. |
| 00:36:41:20 | All except one. |
| 00:36:46:20 | Mama Lohnes is on a last minute |
| 00:36:48:18 | mission of mercy. |
| 00:36:52:22 | She got a text in the middle of the night. |
| 00:36:57:01 | Things fell apart in Azerbaijan. |
| 00:37:19:15 | MATT: Surprise! |
| 00:37:27:20 | PATRICIA: You know what shocked me |
| 00:37:29:09 | was when I got your text |
| 00:37:30:16 | that said you were coming home. |
| 00:37:32:03 | I said, what the heck happened? |
| 00:37:33:10 | MATT: The ship blew up. The motor. |
| 00:37:36:15 | I swear I didn’t fuckin’ blow the engine up. |
| 00:37:38:20 | It wasn’t my fault. |
| 00:37:42:07 | MATT: Once it was all… they decided, okay, |
| 00:37:45:06 | they’re going to actually send everybody home… |
| 00:37:47:04 | PATRICIA: Yes. |
| 00:37:48:00 | MATT: …but they’re going to bring us back later, |
| 00:37:50:16 | I was like, This is perfect. |
| 00:37:52:20 | MATT: The only person that seems to be happy, |
| 00:37:55:15 | is me. |
| 00:37:56:17 | MATT: We flew from Azerbaijan to Doha, Qatar… |
| 00:38:00:03 | PATRICIA: Yes. |
| 00:38:00:20 | MATT: …then Doha, Qatar to London, |
| 00:38:02:04 | and then London to Halifax. |
| 00:38:03:07 | PATRICIA: So, that’s two back-to-back long, long trips. |
| 00:38:05:15 | MATT: Yeah. |
| 00:38:07:10 | NARRATOR: Matt might make it to the party, |
| 00:38:09:03 | but he’s got to get cleaned up and suited up |
| 00:38:11:12 | in just a few hours, |
| 00:38:12:15 | if he wants to get there before it’s all over. |
| 00:38:15:05 | MATT: How are you doing, man? |
| 00:38:16:10 | TAILOR: I’m good, how are you doing? |
| 00:38:17:20 | MATT: Not bad. Busy. Travelling lots. |
| 00:38:20:07 | MATT: I wasn’t expected to be home for any of this, |
| 00:38:23:05 | so why would I buy a tuxedo or plan for anything? |
| 00:38:26:06 | TAILOR: You look like you’re ready to go to bed. |
| 00:38:28:10 | MATT: I don’t know if anyone |
| 00:38:29:10 | could ever get a tuxedo in one day, |
| 00:38:31:15 | let alone a couple hours. |
| 00:38:35:05 | MATT: [CHUCKLING] |
| 00:38:37:00 | TAILOR: All right, man, |
| 00:38:38:05 | step on up for me for a moment. |
| 00:38:39:18 | MATT: All right. |
| 00:38:42:02 | TAILOR: The jacket is going to fit you like a glove. |
| 00:38:44:00 | MATT: Awesome. |
| 00:38:47:15 | NARRATOR: The jacket might fit, |
| 00:38:49:05 | but the pants need alterations. |
| 00:38:52:00 | More delays. |
| 00:38:58:10 | MATT: Just right in the back. |
| 00:38:59:19 | Also, I need a pair of socks. |
| 00:39:06:10 | MATT: Anything at all. |
| 00:39:07:20 | SALESPERSON: Sailboats are fun. |
| 00:39:08:15 | MATT: Sure. Here we go. |
| 00:39:11:18 | MATT: I got to get myself back through traffic, |
| 00:39:14:10 | down to Pier 21. |
| 00:39:16:10 | Great! This is perfect. |
| 00:39:18:20 | MATT: This day is shaping up to be |
| 00:39:21:18 | just full-on in every direction. |
| 00:39:23:19 | Mom just dropped me off to pick up my truck. |
| 00:39:26:09 | The flight got in at 2:30. |
| 00:39:27:20 | As you can see it’s 4:40 |
| 00:39:30:06 | and the event starts at 6:00. |
| 00:39:33:00 | So… |
| 00:39:34:20 | yeah. |
| 00:39:35:19 | Oh my God! |
| 00:39:37:14 | Are you kidding me?! |
| 00:39:39:16 | Traffic, detours. |
| 00:39:40:20 | Look at the detour in front of us. |
| 00:39:42:10 | Look! It’s crazy! |
| 00:39:45:17 | Fuck! Now, I’m going backwards. |
| 00:39:48:12 | I’m going in the exact opposite direction |
| 00:39:50:11 | I was just driving because… this. |
| 00:39:54:02 | This is fucked! |
| 00:39:58:15 | Go figure. Fuckin’ bus. |
| 00:40:01:03 | [LAUGHS] Ohhhh! |
| 00:40:04:00 | I want to go fast |
| 00:40:05:00 | to get the hell where I’ve got to go, |
| 00:40:06:23 | and the police pull out. |
| 00:40:08:03 | Sure, and the police are in front of me. |
| 00:40:12:21 | Well, on a scale of one to 10, |
| 00:40:14:07 | the stress level is at about 30. |
| 00:40:18:01 | MC: Robin Lohnes. |
| 00:40:19:13 | [APPLAUSE AND CHEERING] |
| 00:40:24:20 | ROBIN: It’s absolutely fantastic to see |
| 00:40:27:01 | this many friends, family… |
| 00:40:29:03 | MATT: Ten minutes to six. |
| 00:40:32:04 | If I drew a map out of |
| 00:40:33:20 | exactly where we just had to go through, |
| 00:40:35:11 | during traffic hours, |
| 00:40:37:14 | you’d think we had a helicopter. |
| 00:40:39:15 | ROBIN: Thank you all for coming |
| 00:40:41:09 | to share our half century milestone. |
| 00:40:43:01 | MATT: Here we are, Pier 21. |
| 00:40:45:16 | We made it. |
| 00:40:46:23 | Is there a bathroom over here? Here we go. |
| 00:40:50:02 | All right. Oh yeah. |
| 00:40:52:11 | This is where I go in ugly and come out beautiful. |
| 00:40:55:07 | ROBIN: 1969 was an important year. |
| 00:40:57:17 | The Bowing 747 took its first flight, |
| 00:41:00:23 | Woodstock happened. |
| 00:41:02:14 | The Pontiac Trans-Am was introduced. |
| 00:41:04:21 | Nixon took office. |
| 00:41:06:22 | And the Americans put a man on the moon. |
| 00:41:08:16 | MATT: Pink sailboats. |
| 00:41:10:06 | [LAUGHS] |
| 00:41:11:13 | Okay. |
| 00:41:14:20 | I can build a ROV but I can’t put suspenders on. |
| 00:41:19:09 | ROBIN: There’s also several generations of divers, |
| 00:41:21:12 | I can’t list everybody, |
| 00:41:23:00 | but I’m just going to go down through. |
| 00:41:25:06 | People like Billy Linamen, |
| 00:41:27:02 | people know him as Herb. |
| 00:41:28:09 | [APPLAUSE AND CHEERING] |
| 00:41:35:01 | Now, Herb’s the man, |
| 00:41:36:23 | I’m just going to tell you that. |
| 00:41:38:00 | [LAUGHTER] |
| 00:41:39:08 | MATT: Can get you to do that up |
| 00:41:41:10 | on the back of the damn pants? |
| 00:41:44:03 | There’s your two buttons it hooks onto. |
| 00:41:47:07 | ROBIN: Shawn MacPhail, another good one. |
| 00:41:51:00 | [APPLAUSE AND CHEERING] |
| 00:41:52:13 | º MUSIC º |
| 00:42:01:20 | MATT: Okay. |
| 00:42:03:01 | ROBIN: Doing it right since 1969 |
| 00:42:04:19 | didn’t come easy. |
| 00:42:06:00 | Can I please have a huge round of applause |
| 00:42:08:11 | for all of you again. |
| 00:42:09:13 | [APPLAUSE AND CHEERING] |
| 00:42:12:23 | º MUSIC º |
| 00:42:22:00 | MATT: Surprise! |
| 00:42:23:00 | ROBIN: Hey boss! |
| 00:42:25:00 | MATT: Hey boss! |
| 00:42:27:09 | ROBIN: You made it. |
| 00:42:28:08 | How the hell did you get here? |
| 00:42:30:05 | MATT: We’ve got to speak about that. |
| 00:42:31:15 | ROBIN: Yeah. |
| 00:42:32:05 | MATT: I need a helicopter. |
| 00:42:33:03 | [LAUGHTER] |
| 00:42:35:10 | MATT: Hey sir, how are you doing? |
| 00:42:37:06 | Good to see you. I’ve got to go. |
| 00:42:39:10 | MATT: Hey sir, how are you doing? |
| 00:42:42:11 | MC: President of Dominion Diving |
| 00:42:44:14 | and master of ROV’s to say a few words. |
| 00:42:48:18 | MATT: I have nothing prepared for this. |
| 00:42:51:21 | MATT: I actually never really planned a speech |
| 00:42:54:02 | for all this, |
| 00:42:55:18 | because two days ago I was over in Azerbaijan. |
| 00:42:58:18 | So right now, we’re going to play the video |
| 00:43:00:22 | that we had prepared |
| 00:43:02:21 | in place of me being here, |
| 00:43:04:09 | because I wasn’t planning on being here. |
| 00:43:08:10 | So, right now we’ll cue the video. |
| 00:43:10:14 | º MUSIC º |
| 00:43:24:05 | MATT: What you see there is my passion. |
| 00:43:27:04 | Passion for my family, |
| 00:43:28:23 | passion for my company, |
| 00:43:30:14 | passion for our clients, |
| 00:43:32:21 | passion for my team at Dominion Diving, |
| 00:43:35:11 | which is family. |
| 00:43:38:10 | NARRATOR: It’s been 50 years. |
| 00:43:42:00 | Every day a new challenge, |
| 00:43:44:18 | a tougher job, |
| 00:43:45:24 | a tighter deadline, |
| 00:43:47:13 | a deeper dive. |
| 00:43:50:02 | ROBIN: The legacy at Dominion |
| 00:43:51:23 | is to build and build and build this company, |
| 00:43:55:16 | until it’s as big as we can possibly make it. |
| 00:43:59:22 | I’m good to go. I don’t give up on anything. |
| 00:44:01:22 | I’m ready to rock and roll |
| 00:44:03:12 | until my days are done. |
| 00:44:07:08 | NARRATOR: Since day one, |
| 00:44:08:15 | Dominion Diving’s had disaster in its DNA. |
| 00:44:12:16 | Born on the back of a shipwreck. |
| 00:44:16:05 | Bootstrapped by sunken treasure. |
| 00:44:19:15 | Growing to an international operation, |
| 00:44:22:14 | using multi-million dollar equipment. |
| 00:44:25:20 | HERBIE: When I first started, |
| 00:44:27:10 | I never thought I’d be there for 50 years |
| 00:44:29:21 | or 40 years or whatever. |
| 00:44:33:03 | So, for me it was quite an adventure. |
| 00:44:38:17 | PATRICIA: Your dream is always |
| 00:44:39:17 | to have an opportunity and run with it, |
| 00:44:43:19 | and the boys when they took it over, |
| 00:44:46:17 | they had a whole different other vision |
| 00:44:48:19 | of it going even bigger. |
| 00:44:51:23 | And I never doubted them for a minute. |
| 00:44:53:20 | Never doubted it. |
| 00:44:56:19 | MATT: It could have went wrong |
| 00:44:58:05 | in the worst kind of way. |
| 00:45:00:24 | Could it go right? |
| 00:45:02:09 | Obviously it did, |
| 00:45:03:21 | ’cause we’re here today, |
| 00:45:06:16 | 50 years later. |
| 00:45:10:15 | NARRATOR: Times change, but the game remains the same. |
| 00:45:16:00 | Making things right |
| 00:45:17:16 | when everything goes wrong out at sea. |
| 00:45:22:15 | The domain of |
| 00:45:24:16 | The Lords of the Ocean. |
| 00:45:28:14 | [SHIP’S HORN] |