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This is the script for Episode Three 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.
| 00:01:03:00 | NARRATOR: A great white shark makes a crappy job |
| 00:01:05:20 | even harder to stomach. |
| 00:01:07:08 | SHAWN: It’s a bit concerning. |
| 00:01:08:17 | DIVER: Holy shit, Dave, what was that? |
| 00:01:10:06 | NARRATOR: Matt sunk a small fortune |
| 00:01:11:24 | into this huge machine. |
| 00:01:13:20 | MATT: Everything about this is heavy duty. |
| 00:01:16:00 | NARRATOR: He’s gotta make the money back… |
| 00:01:18:03 | [ELECTRICAL ARCING] |
| 00:01:18:19 | MATT: WHOA!! |
| 00:01:20:02 | NARRATOR: …or go deeper in the hole. |
| 00:01:22:06 | MATT: So, right now it’s just dangling down there. |
| 00:01:24:03 | DR. PESTELL: We’ve got a 41-year old male… |
| 00:01:26:07 | NARRATOR: And the pressure pushes a diver |
| 00:01:28:03 | to the brink. |
| 00:01:29:13 | DR. PESTELL: He may never dive again. |
| 00:01:31:06 | NARRATOR: For 50 years, |
| 00:01:32:19 | this family’s built a business |
| 00:01:34:17 | where nobody else dares. |
| 00:01:36:12 | Recovering, |
| 00:01:37:15 | repairing, |
| 00:01:38:18 | and resurrecting anything |
| 00:01:40:16 | in the world’s most dangerous waters. |
| 00:01:42:24 | This is their world. |
| 00:01:45:20 | Salt water in their blood, |
| 00:01:47:18 | come hell and high water. |
| 00:01:49:20 | MATT: It’s go time. |
| 00:01:50:20 | Do or die. |
| 00:01:51:18 | º THEME MUSIC º |
| 00:02:21:02 | º MUSIC º |
| 00:02:23:14 | NARRATOR: That swagger in Matt’s step |
| 00:02:25:05 | is because today… |
| 00:02:26:15 | MATT: Come on back. |
| 00:02:27:24 | NARRATOR: …he gets to christen his million dollar baby. |
| 00:02:30:18 | MATT: I love my kids. I love my family. |
| 00:02:32:04 | I love ROV’s. |
| 00:02:34:00 | Well this is it. This is the MRV4. |
| 00:02:36:08 | Lots of grunt force push, thrust, pull. |
| 00:02:39:04 | Sometimes you need to actually physically |
| 00:02:40:21 | use this ROV as an underwater tugboat. |
| 00:02:43:17 | º MUSIC º |
| 00:02:47:04 | MATT: Today we’re gonna be moving the ROV. |
| 00:02:49:16 | We’re going to be running a full systems check, |
| 00:02:51:03 | make sure everything’s good. |
| 00:02:53:19 | Hopefully we don’t fuck shit up on the way out. |
| 00:02:55:24 | [LAUGHS] |
| 00:02:58:00 | NAll right, keep coming. |
| 00:02:59:15 | NARRATOR: This big machine has been sitting on the shelf |
| 00:03:01:20 | since Matt bought it on an impulse six years ago. |
| 00:03:05:00 | MATT: Inside my head, |
| 00:03:06:05 | the little hamster was jumping around |
| 00:03:07:18 | and Homer Simpson was going, “Woohoo!” |
| 00:03:09:12 | DWAYNE: Straight ahead, Ollie. |
| 00:03:11:06 | NARRATOR: Not everyone thinks it was such a great idea. |
| 00:03:14:14 | MATT: Right now, we’re into this ROV |
| 00:03:16:14 | well over a million dollars. |
| 00:03:18:15 | DWAYNE: We’ll shove the front end forward, |
| 00:03:20:03 | and then we’ll drift ‘er back. |
| 00:03:21:17 | MATT: Is there people around the office or the shop |
| 00:03:24:06 | that think it’s a bad idea? |
| 00:03:25:24 | Of course there is. |
| 00:03:26:22 | DWAYNE: Yeah, we’re good, Ollie. |
| 00:03:28:04 | ROBIN: Yeah, I’m quite concerned. |
| 00:03:30:05 | It’s been here since 2014 and no, we haven’t had it |
| 00:03:33:05 | deployed on a job to date. |
| 00:03:36:05 | So that’s a problem. |
| 00:03:40:21 | DWAYNE: Come straight forward. |
| 00:03:42:01 | MATT: So, it’s up to me now, and my team, |
| 00:03:44:04 | to make sure we get this ROV |
| 00:03:46:11 | up and ready for the next job, |
| 00:03:48:02 | and out on the next job. |
| 00:03:51:13 | DWAYNE: He’s really optimistic |
| 00:03:53:00 | on getting it up and running. |
| 00:03:54:07 | We just don’t think |
| 00:03:56:07 | we’re as close to getting that to it |
| 00:03:58:13 | as what Matt thinks it is. |
| 00:03:59:19 | NARRATOR: ROV’s, aka Remotely Operated Vehicles |
| 00:04:04:02 | are a critical part of Dominion Diving’s fleet. |
| 00:04:06:23 | They’re mechanical minions that do jobs |
| 00:04:10:04 | too deep and too dangerous for a human diver. |
| 00:04:13:05 | DWAYNE: Prevents human life from being put at risk. |
| 00:04:16:03 | We can throw an ROV in the water to do work, |
| 00:04:18:10 | and if something happens to it, |
| 00:04:19:16 | we bring it up, we fix it. |
| 00:04:21:01 | It’s not a human life. |
| 00:04:23:08 | NARRATOR: When this ROV, named the MRV, was made, |
| 00:04:27:04 | it was the biggest and most advanced ever built, |
| 00:04:30:14 | but Dominion hasn’t found a way to use it yet. |
| 00:04:36:15 | DWAYNE: That’s good. |
| 00:04:37:21 | NARRATOR: Today, after six years, |
| 00:04:39:21 | Matt’s finally found a big job |
| 00:04:42:00 | to start covering his costs. |
| 00:04:46:16 | It’s doing deepwater inspections |
| 00:04:48:07 | on an offshore oil platform |
| 00:04:50:16 | in the frigid North Atlantic. |
| 00:04:53:14 | Matt’s only got two weeks |
| 00:04:55:22 | to get the ROV ready. |
| 00:04:58:15 | º MUSIC º |
| 00:05:02:20 | NARRATOR: Two weeks might seem like plenty of time… |
| 00:05:05:06 | MATT: Right now, we’re mobilized on a barge. |
| 00:05:07:13 | NARRATOR: …but there’s also 15 tonnes |
| 00:05:09:17 | of support gear to be assembled, |
| 00:05:12:07 | connected |
| 00:05:13:14 | and tested at the extreme depths it will face offshore. |
| 00:05:18:00 | MATT: If we put the winch right here, |
| 00:05:19:07 | then we hook this to the winch, that to the winch, |
| 00:05:21:23 | then this here powers up from the generator. |
| 00:05:24:17 | º MUSIC º |
| 00:05:32:00 | MATT: Let go, under the gun. |
| 00:05:33:21 | NARRATOR: The MRV is the heart of the operation, |
| 00:05:36:12 | but to launch it there are a lot of moving parts. |
| 00:05:40:01 | The A-frame, |
| 00:05:41:08 | the crane that hoists the MRV onboard, |
| 00:05:44:00 | connects it to the tether management system, |
| 00:05:46:12 | which spools out the umbilical cord |
| 00:05:48:10 | connecting it with the critical hydraulic |
| 00:05:50:13 | and electrical systems. |
| 00:05:52:08 | The brain of the operation is the control van |
| 00:05:55:07 | where the pilot guides the MRV on its mission. |
| 00:05:58:10 | MATT: We’re gonna mobilize, |
| 00:06:00:18 | put the control van over on this side of the barge. |
| 00:06:03:19 | All we have to do is connect them on, |
| 00:06:06:08 | get this in the water |
| 00:06:07:11 | and run it through its paces. |
| 00:06:08:20 | I can’t wait! |
| 00:06:14:10 | NARRATOR: The next morning Shawn’s got to get |
| 00:06:16:05 | everyone going on a new job |
| 00:06:18:04 | for Dominion’s human dive team, |
| 00:06:20:11 | but they might have some unexpected company. |
| 00:06:23:22 | SHAWN: Great white sharks? |
| 00:06:25:02 | CREW: Yeah. |
| 00:06:27:00 | NARRATOR: Scientists tag great white sharks |
| 00:06:28:18 | with GPS units to track them for research. |
| 00:06:32:05 | There could be sharks in the harbour every day, |
| 00:06:34:21 | but thanks to the tags, they know for sure |
| 00:06:37:16 | that a great white named Jane, |
| 00:06:39:11 | just swam right past Dominion’s next job site. |
| 00:06:44:10 | SHAWN: So I’m just looking up, we’ve had a shark |
| 00:06:46:13 | ping here this morning, |
| 00:06:48:05 | just off… or inside Halifax. |
| 00:06:51:16 | It’s a bit concerning. |
| 00:06:52:18 | We have divers going to be diving in the harbour today. |
| 00:06:58:12 | SHAWN: So all this shark talk |
| 00:07:00:05 | sometimes we say it jokingly and that, |
| 00:07:02:10 | but we do take it serious. |
| 00:07:04:01 | Amongst the guys, we joke a lot about it, |
| 00:07:06:11 | but we don’t want to put anybody in harm’s way. |
| 00:07:08:14 | SHAWN: So we’re close enough, we won’t need the Zodiac, |
| 00:07:10:07 | we’ll just do the boat, probably the train wheel. |
| 00:07:13:04 | DAVE: All right. Well that sounds cool. |
| 00:07:15:13 | Let’s do it. |
| 00:07:21:15 | DWAYNE: So we’re pretty much getting cut of that, |
| 00:07:22:19 | is that right? |
| 00:07:25:05 | Kinda seems that way. |
| 00:07:26:16 | OLLIE: It’s caused a bit of a stir, |
| 00:07:27:21 | there’s a 10-foot great white shark |
| 00:07:29:06 | that they tracked |
| 00:07:30:04 | just off McNab’s Island out there. |
| 00:07:31:24 | NARRATOR: Sharks aren’t the only thing |
| 00:07:34:06 | they need to worry about in the water. |
| 00:07:37:01 | OLLIE: As you can see it’s kinda |
| 00:07:38:08 | pretty full of holes |
| 00:07:39:24 | which isn’t a good thing ’cause |
| 00:07:41:10 | we’re gonna be diving in shit today. |
| 00:07:43:05 | MATT: The guys are going over to Halifax |
| 00:07:44:20 | to the sewer outfall, the shit outfall, |
| 00:07:47:00 | whatever you want to call it. |
| 00:07:48:00 | NARRATOR: The Dominion team are headed out |
| 00:07:49:22 | to inspect the pipe that dumps wastewater |
| 00:07:52:01 | from the sewage treatment plant into the harbour. |
| 00:07:55:07 | MATT: It just makes you want to get sick instantly. |
| 00:07:58:00 | But, somebody’s gotta do it. |
| 00:08:00:03 | DAVE: Halifax Traffic, Dominion Bearcat. |
| 00:08:01:16 | We’re now departing Dartmouth Cove. |
| 00:08:03:23 | We’re gonna be anchoring just offshore |
| 00:08:06:21 | of the water treatment plant. |
| 00:08:18:05 | NARRATOR: Back at the Dominion dock… |
| 00:08:22:00 | the team is shoving off |
| 00:08:23:16 | to go test Matt’s million dollar ROV. |
| 00:08:27:15 | DWAYNE: Roger that. We’ll cut lines here now. |
| 00:08:29:10 | I’m just going to grab a lifejacket |
| 00:08:30:17 | and then we’ll go from there, dude. |
| 00:08:32:00 | NARRATOR: Before it can be shipped offshore |
| 00:08:34:03 | for its first ever paying job, |
| 00:08:35:23 | it needs to pass a critical deepwater pressure test. |
| 00:08:39:09 | MATT: Right now we have a lot riding on MRV’s success, |
| 00:08:42:16 | so I can’t have a hiccup, |
| 00:08:45:05 | because that’s all |
| 00:08:46:01 | everybody’s ever gonna remember is that hiccup. |
| 00:08:51:02 | DWAYNE: Typical. Every time you mobe an ROV |
| 00:08:52:23 | or demobe an ROV, it feckin’ rains. |
| 00:08:55:14 | All right, I think that’s us. |
| 00:08:57:11 | NARRATOR: Matt’s got his mind on his money |
| 00:08:59:11 | and proving that his impulse purchase can pay off. |
| 00:09:03:19 | MATT: This system here is designed to be launched |
| 00:09:05:23 | in up to six-metre seas. |
| 00:09:08:14 | Everything about this is heavy duty. |
| 00:09:11:10 | Everything about this is big. |
| 00:09:13:02 | I could retire. |
| 00:09:14:11 | I’ll just put it that way. |
| 00:09:15:10 | I could retire with what I got into this ROV. |
| 00:09:18:17 | But, it’s one of them things |
| 00:09:20:02 | where they told me that we couldn’t |
| 00:09:22:10 | so I’m going to prove them wrong. |
| 00:09:24:09 | DWAYNE: Wanna get me a couple of cable ties? |
| 00:09:26:24 | Thank you, sir. |
| 00:09:28:17 | MATT: The biggest catastrophe that could happen |
| 00:09:30:08 | is we get water into the telemetry |
| 00:09:33:05 | or the computer of the ROV. |
| 00:09:35:01 | I don’t want the damn thing to blow up. |
| 00:09:36:20 | I don’t want it to flood out. |
| 00:09:38:11 | That makes for a very bad day. |
| 00:09:40:15 | DWAYNE: Nothing like high voltage and water. |
| 00:09:42:16 | Two of my favorite things in the world. |
| 00:09:45:12 | NARRATOR: The only way to make sure the ROV is ready |
| 00:09:47:22 | is lowering it into the deepest part of the harbour. |
| 00:09:50:23 | A do or die test |
| 00:09:52:09 | to see if it can survive the oppressive water pressure |
| 00:09:55:09 | at typical working depth. |
| 00:10:01:12 | MATT: All right, so now what we’re gonna do |
| 00:10:03:06 | is we’re gonna lift up the ROV, |
| 00:10:05:23 | start swinging it out over |
| 00:10:08:01 | and then lower it down to depth. |
| 00:10:09:15 | DWAYNE: Ready? MATT: Ready. |
| 00:10:17:01 | MATT: So many electrical connections coming together |
| 00:10:19:16 | that those are areas where water can |
| 00:10:22:22 | ingress into the system. |
| 00:10:24:20 | Short out the circuit, |
| 00:10:26:00 | blow the transformers, can blow components. |
| 00:10:28:19 | So right now, |
| 00:10:30:09 | that’s why it’s an important test for us. |
| 00:10:46:06 | DWAYNE: So it’s just a matter of watching it |
| 00:10:47:09 | and coming out carefully, right? |
| 00:10:54:10 | NARRATOR: They’ll monitor the depth of the ROV |
| 00:10:56:06 | by counting cable wraps spooling off the winch. |
| 00:10:59:08 | MATT: We’re gonna go down approximately eight wraps. |
| 00:11:01:22 | That’ll give us about 200 feet. |
| 00:11:03:17 | DWAYNE: That’s one? Roger. |
| 00:11:06:11 | GLEN: Wrap two. |
| 00:11:11:18 | GLEN: Okay, we’re getting close to number four. |
| 00:11:15:19 | MATT: Every extra foot is adding more pressure. |
| 00:11:17:22 | You just think of all the weight |
| 00:11:19:11 | of all that water above you. |
| 00:11:25:15 | MATT: You’re at about 225, |
| 00:11:27:08 | or nine and a half wraps. |
| 00:11:30:22 | NARRATOR: The ROV has plummeted |
| 00:11:32:04 | to more than 60 metres below the boat. |
| 00:11:35:04 | The pressure at that depth |
| 00:11:37:04 | is seven times what it is at the surface. |
| 00:11:40:05 | MATT: We’re gonna turn on the hydraulics. |
| 00:11:41:22 | We’re gonna bring everything online, |
| 00:11:43:19 | function it. |
| 00:11:45:11 | Probably in the water for about a half an hour, |
| 00:11:47:04 | 45 minutes. |
| 00:11:48:13 | That’s… |
| 00:11:49:15 | [ELECTRICAL ARCING] |
| 00:11:51:05 | WHOA!!!! |
| 00:11:55:07 | NARRATOR: Back with the dive team… |
| 00:11:56:24 | DAVE: You can see the birds, |
| 00:11:58:07 | we’re getting closer to the birds. |
| 00:11:59:15 | NARRATOR: …you can’t see it from the surface, |
| 00:12:01:05 | but some Maritime wisdom leads Dominion |
| 00:12:04:19 | to the exact location of the sewage pipe. |
| 00:12:07:14 | DAVE: In this particular location, |
| 00:12:09:14 | you basically just look for a whole bunch of seagulls |
| 00:12:13:01 | that are floating on the surface, |
| 00:12:14:11 | because they’re right above where the diffusers diffuse. |
| 00:12:18:07 | Maybe there’s some leftover snacks there, |
| 00:12:20:03 | or the water’s a little warmer and the fish like it. |
| 00:12:26:11 | DAVE: So we’re gonna put the training wheel down first? |
| 00:12:29:10 | CHRISTIAN: It’s hot out today. |
| 00:12:31:01 | Can’t wait to get in there. |
| 00:12:33:21 | NARRATOR: The pipe is as long as four football fields. |
| 00:12:36:14 | The mission is to inspect the whole thing |
| 00:12:39:04 | for leaks or damage. |
| 00:12:40:20 | They’ll start at the treatment plant |
| 00:12:42:14 | and work their way offshore to the diffusers. |
| 00:12:45:19 | The diffusers are a series of duckbill valves |
| 00:12:48:15 | that slowly dilute treated sewage into the harbour, |
| 00:12:52:07 | keeping pollutants below environmental levels. |
| 00:12:55:09 | They can get smashed up by boats and storms, |
| 00:12:58:02 | which lets all the wastewater |
| 00:13:00:01 | just flow into the harbour unrestricted, |
| 00:13:04:03 | shutting down local beaches |
| 00:13:06:05 | and impacting marine life |
| 00:13:07:21 | like seals or even great white sharks. |
| 00:13:15:01 | NARRATOR: Without treatment plants |
| 00:13:16:09 | and properly functioning pipelines, |
| 00:13:18:01 | over 200 million litres of raw sewage |
| 00:13:21:12 | would end up in the harbour every day. |
| 00:13:24:07 | That’s enough to fill 25 Olympic-size swimming pools. |
| 00:13:28:08 | DAVE: Halifax Traffic, Dominion Bearcat. |
| 00:13:29:21 | HALIFAX TRAFFIC: Dominion Bearcat, Halifax Traffic. |
| 00:13:31:04 | DAVE: We’re gonna be getting set up here |
| 00:13:32:23 | and we will be conducting diving operations. |
| 00:13:35:14 | We’re taking a look at the out valve |
| 00:13:37:09 | that runs from our position, |
| 00:13:39:09 | to the Halifax water plant onshore. |
| 00:13:42:19 | HALIFAX TRAFFIC: Roger. |
| 00:13:44:10 | OLLIE: All right, ready to drop. |
| 00:13:47:00 | I’ve got the ladder. |
| 00:13:52:10 | DAVE: The diver’s name is Christian Sewell |
| 00:13:54:08 | and he’s going to continue following the rock berm. |
| 00:13:58:13 | Go ahead, Christian. |
| 00:14:00:03 | CHRISTIAN: The visibility’s a little bit cloudy down here. |
| 00:14:03:03 | I can see maybe 10 or 15 feet. |
| 00:14:07:12 | NARRATOR: Christian can barely see the pipe in front of him. |
| 00:14:10:12 | CHRISTIAN: It’s a maze down here, man. |
| 00:14:12:23 | NARRATOR: Or whether there’s a great white shark |
| 00:14:14:20 | in the water behind him. |
| 00:14:22:06 | CHRISTIAN: I believe I’m turned around now, |
| 00:14:23:11 | because that came to an end that way. |
| 00:14:27:04 | So I’m just trying to |
| 00:14:31:09 | figure out what’s what here. |
| 00:14:37:15 | Oh fuck, did you guys see that? |
| 00:14:39:04 | There’s something swimming down here. |
| 00:14:44:21 | What the fuck is that?! |
| 00:14:54:05 | NARRATOR: Over in the deepest part of the harbour, |
| 00:14:56:05 | an electrical problem shuts down the ROV test. |
| 00:15:00:07 | [ELECTRICAL ARCING] |
| 00:15:01:19 | MATT: WHOA!! |
| 00:15:13:02 | MATT: That was the noise I heard. |
| 00:15:18:20 | GLEN: Where’d you think it was coming from? |
| 00:15:19:20 | MATT: It’s coming from in there. |
| 00:15:21:04 | DWAYNE: We’re shut down right now, yeah? |
| 00:15:24:00 | You bring it up and you tell me |
| 00:15:25:05 | when you’re ready to fuckin’ flash ‘er. |
| 00:15:26:21 | GLEN: Well, d’you want a headset on? |
| 00:15:29:00 | DWAYNE: Yeah. |
| 00:15:30:22 | NARRATOR: The electronics are shorting out, |
| 00:15:32:18 | and Matt’s million dollar baby is dangling stranded |
| 00:15:35:21 | 60 metres below the surface. |
| 00:15:44:10 | [ELECTRICAL ARCING] |
| 00:15:45:08 | DWAYNE: Shut it off, shut it off. |
| 00:15:46:22 | MATT: Oh, it’s arcing big time. |
| 00:15:49:01 | GLEN: On the umbilical? |
| 00:15:50:00 | MATT: On the armoured umbilical coming in, the orange. |
| 00:15:52:07 | GLEN: Right. |
| 00:15:54:15 | MATT: Oh fuck yes, it melted itself. |
| 00:15:58:20 | MATT: Right now, we got the ROV sitting down |
| 00:16:01:12 | about 10 feet from the sea bottom |
| 00:16:04:07 | and it had a bit of an electrical shorting, |
| 00:16:07:15 | which tripped the system. |
| 00:16:09:13 | NARRATOR: Until the team can repair the electronics |
| 00:16:12:07 | and rescue it, Matt’s precious ROV |
| 00:16:15:02 | is the world’s most expensive boat anchor. |
| 00:16:18:02 | MATT: So right now it’s just dangling down there. |
| 00:16:26:09 | NARRATOR: Back with the dive team… |
| 00:16:30:14 | underwater Christian’s trying to regain his composure |
| 00:16:34:00 | after a close encounter with marine life. |
| 00:16:38:15 | CHRISTIAN: Holy shit, Dave. Did you see that? |
| 00:16:42:09 | There’s a fucking seal down here. |
| 00:16:44:03 | DAVE: It’s not a great white shark. |
| 00:16:45:18 | CHRISTIAN: I’ve got to come out and change my dry suit, Dave, |
| 00:16:47:18 | he scared me. |
| 00:16:49:08 | DAVE: That’s funny. Was he right in your face? |
| 00:16:50:11 | CHRISTIAN: Oh man, not like right in my face, |
| 00:16:52:00 | but I could see him out of the corner of my eye. |
| 00:16:53:11 | Holy! |
| 00:16:54:20 | DAVE: Is he gone now? |
| 00:16:55:19 | CHRISTIAN: Yeah, I think he’s gone. |
| 00:16:58:10 | He doesn’t want to mess with this metre stick, boy! |
| 00:17:04:00 | CHRISTIAN: Yeah, I’m done. I’m fucking done! |
| 00:17:06:10 | NARRATOR: It may have only been a seal |
| 00:17:08:14 | but all this shark talk has everyone on edge. |
| 00:17:12:02 | OLLIE: I didn’t even know it was going down. |
| 00:17:13:18 | DAVE: It was amazing. |
| 00:17:15:19 | It scared Christian a little bit, I think. |
| 00:17:18:01 | OLLIE: I would say. |
| 00:17:19:04 | They’re fuckin’ scary, man. |
| 00:17:20:17 | When you’re not expecting it. |
| 00:17:22:15 | DAVE: When you’re worried about great white sharks showing up, |
| 00:17:24:15 | and then some big thing swims by you |
| 00:17:26:22 | in your periphery. |
| 00:17:29:00 | I could see it. |
| 00:17:30:05 | CHRISTIAN: It was weird. I was like staring into his eyes. |
| 00:17:32:19 | He was just like, checking me out. |
| 00:17:34:00 | DAVE: Did you punch it? |
| 00:17:34:24 | CHRISTIAN: No. I had my metre stick ready though. |
| 00:17:39:05 | NARRATOR: The next piece of shark bait will be Gary. |
| 00:17:41:20 | DAVE: Yeah, you should have mains there. Give her a check. |
| 00:17:43:10 | NARRATOR: But he doesn’t scare easily. |
| 00:17:46:20 | DAVE: Can you hear me all right in there? |
| 00:17:47:22 | GARY: Yeah. |
| 00:17:48:18 | NARRATOR: Sharks aside, |
| 00:17:49:22 | this should be a routine dive for Gary, |
| 00:17:52:13 | a 10-year veteran with over 500 dives under his belt. |
| 00:18:02:00 | GARY: I’m going to stay on the starboard side |
| 00:18:03:20 | of the diffuser. |
| 00:18:05:05 | DAVE: Yeah, sounds good. |
| 00:18:06:04 | Because I’ve got you at 48 feet. |
| 00:18:08:05 | GARY: Ah, there you go. |
| 00:18:09:06 | So I’ve got 75 minutes. |
| 00:18:11:05 | Not that I memorize tables. |
| 00:18:13:11 | NARRATOR: Every dive has risks. |
| 00:18:15:23 | The team will follow strict time limits on how deep |
| 00:18:18:13 | and how long Gary can go. |
| 00:18:21:10 | DAVE: We’re gonna be conducting a visual inspection |
| 00:18:24:01 | of the sewage treatment plant outfall. |
| 00:18:27:10 | Our divers name is Gary Grundy. |
| 00:18:29:13 | GARY: This one is laying over on its side. |
| 00:18:32:05 | It looks like it’s broke off. |
| 00:18:34:24 | You can see it’s kind of jagged |
| 00:18:38:12 | where it’s broke. |
| 00:18:41:08 | DAVE: So, yeah, we’re gonna want to |
| 00:18:42:06 | put that marker and that weight |
| 00:18:44:04 | right beside the diffuser that’s fallen over, |
| 00:18:46:07 | ’cause that’ll represent the offshore end, |
| 00:18:48:10 | plus also an area that is damaged. |
| 00:18:50:18 | GARY: So this is the second diffuser |
| 00:18:54:00 | from the offshore end. |
| 00:18:55:01 | DAVE: Yeah, roger. |
| 00:18:56:13 | GARY: The first one was broken, |
| 00:18:58:06 | and this one appears to be intact and secure. |
| 00:19:02:04 | NARRATOR: With limited bottom time, |
| 00:19:03:12 | Gary’s under pressure |
| 00:19:04:22 | to inspect as much pipe as possible. |
| 00:19:07:10 | GARY: So, that was number five. |
| 00:19:09:15 | DAVE: Yup, so we’ll head into number six. |
| 00:19:12:14 | GARY: It’s got good flow again. |
| 00:19:14:07 | Appears to be the same as all the others. |
| 00:19:16:05 | DAVE: You got a little bit of time, |
| 00:19:17:20 | so give you enough time to get back here |
| 00:19:19:13 | and this will be it for you. |
| 00:19:21:10 | So, we’ll just switch out divers. |
| 00:19:23:00 | GARY: All right. |
| 00:19:25:04 | OLLIE: Great job, Gary. |
| 00:19:26:08 | GARY: I’ve smelled worse. |
| 00:19:28:06 | NARRATOR: Boots is in the water next, |
| 00:19:29:23 | to finish the job. |
| 00:19:33:00 | OLLIE: Good to go. |
| 00:19:40:05 | DAVE: So whenever you’re ready, let me know |
| 00:19:41:09 | and we’ll get the video going again. |
| 00:19:44:07 | BOOTS: How far are we at? |
| 00:19:45:24 | DAVE: This will be number 18. |
| 00:19:49:05 | Just check ‘er out and make sure everything’s good. |
| 00:19:51:05 | NARRATOR: Under the water the job is going as planned, |
| 00:19:53:14 | with no sign of sharks. |
| 00:19:55:10 | But up on deck, there’s real danger. |
| 00:19:59:22 | Something’s wrong with Gary. |
| 00:20:04:00 | BOOTS: Do you want me to go back and get the buoy? |
| 00:20:05:20 | DAVE: No, just come on back. |
| 00:20:09:00 | I’m going to bring Boots up. |
| 00:20:13:09 | I know, but Gary’s up here, he’s not feeling good now, |
| 00:20:16:02 | so we’re going to pull you out |
| 00:20:16:23 | and we’re going to go back and see what’s going on. |
| 00:20:18:12 | BOOTS: Okay. |
| 00:20:19:06 | DAVE: We were doing some stuff on deck, |
| 00:20:20:21 | and then he started getting dizzy. |
| 00:20:22:09 | He’s just breathing some O2 right now, |
| 00:20:24:22 | and we’ll get back into shore |
| 00:20:26:04 | and get someone else to take a look. |
| 00:20:30:01 | NARRATOR: Gary needs emergency attention, |
| 00:20:32:01 | but before they can return him to shore, |
| 00:20:34:05 | they have to get Boots safely out of the water. |
| 00:20:41:10 | NARRATOR: Across the harbour, back onboard the barge… |
| 00:20:44:16 | MATT: The boys will bring this around. |
| 00:20:46:18 | DWAYNE: See if there’s any nicks. |
| 00:20:48:24 | CREW: But it looks like it arced right… |
| 00:20:51:00 | DWAYNE: Yeah, right there. |
| 00:20:52:06 | CREW: …right there. |
| 00:20:53:05 | NARRATOR: An electrical meltdown |
| 00:20:54:15 | has left Matt’s million dollar ROV in deep trouble. |
| 00:20:58:08 | DWAYNE: That’s a knife mark in the insulation. |
| 00:21:00:07 | NARRATOR: One flick of a knife may have cost |
| 00:21:02:11 | Matt a million dollar piece of equipment, |
| 00:21:04:24 | a big money construction contract, |
| 00:21:07:08 | and his reputation. |
| 00:21:09:00 | MATT: And it all starts from a nick from a knife. |
| 00:21:12:15 | NARRATOR: Until the team can rebuild the charred umbilical, |
| 00:21:15:16 | the deep water test |
| 00:21:17:03 | has shifted to a deep water rescue. |
| 00:21:19:15 | MATT: Right now, the ROV is 250 feet |
| 00:21:21:09 | below where we’re standing. |
| 00:21:23:17 | So real fast |
| 00:21:26:00 | we have to do a work-around. |
| 00:21:29:05 | Is it the best way of doing it? |
| 00:21:30:24 | No. |
| 00:21:32:00 | Will it get us home? |
| 00:21:33:12 | Yes. |
| 00:21:39:05 | NARRATOR: They need to get power to the MRV, |
| 00:21:41:15 | in order to get it safely back onboard. |
| 00:21:44:05 | MATT: They’re gonna flash it up now. |
| 00:21:47:00 | Okay, don’t look right at it guys. |
| 00:21:53:00 | DWAYNE: Silence is good. |
| 00:22:02:04 | MATT: Silence is good, but it’s scary. |
| 00:22:10:15 | DWAYNE: Telemetry’s good. Coming up on sub motor. |
| 00:22:12:15 | Everybody stand clear, please. |
| 00:22:14:00 | MATT: Okay. |
| 00:22:17:15 | This is the test right now. |
| 00:22:20:14 | NARRATOR: There’s a million bucks hanging on a cable, |
| 00:22:22:16 | held together by electrical tape, |
| 00:22:24:16 | ingenuity and wishful thinking. |
| 00:22:30:11 | MATT: That’s her. |
| 00:22:32:00 | That’s the power up and running. |
| 00:22:34:19 | The ROV is up and running. |
| 00:22:37:20 | MATT: It’s on an idle, so it’s only sitting at |
| 00:22:39:10 | five amps right now. |
| 00:22:40:16 | We’ll check to make sure that it comes out now. |
| 00:22:44:20 | MATT: [LAUGHING] |
| 00:22:47:16 | Alrighty, see? It’s all good. |
| 00:22:53:05 | NARRATOR: With the system up and running, |
| 00:22:54:15 | now the ROV can be recovered. |
| 00:22:56:21 | MATT: There it is. Start to see the glow. |
| 00:22:59:06 | DWAYNE: There’s your TMS. |
| 00:23:00:19 | MATT: There it is. Break surface. |
| 00:23:05:07 | NARRATOR: Retrieving the ROV may feel like success, |
| 00:23:08:03 | but ultimately the test was a failure. |
| 00:23:11:07 | MATT: That’s her. We’re heading back to Duck Rock. |
| 00:23:14:04 | NARRATOR: The team will race home to repair the ROV, |
| 00:23:16:16 | before they can ship it offshore |
| 00:23:18:11 | for the big money construction contract. |
| 00:23:25:10 | NARRATOR: Back on the dive boat… |
| 00:23:27:03 | DAVE: Yeah, he just sorta started getting |
| 00:23:29:01 | almost a vertigo-y type thing. |
| 00:23:30:20 | So I just put him on O2 |
| 00:23:32:15 | and I’m pulling Boots out of the water, |
| 00:23:34:09 | and we’re going to come back in, |
| 00:23:36:04 | and just see what’s going on. |
| 00:23:39:21 | His actual was about 52 feet, |
| 00:23:41:22 | and he was 50 minutes. |
| 00:23:44:22 | NARRATOR: Every symptom is pointing to |
| 00:23:47:00 | decompression sickness, aka, the bends. |
| 00:23:51:09 | When a diver is down deep, the pressure squeezes |
| 00:23:54:04 | tiny bubbles of gas in their blood stream. |
| 00:23:57:04 | As they come back up, the pressure decreases |
| 00:23:59:15 | and the bubbles get bigger. |
| 00:24:01:14 | Come up too fast, |
| 00:24:02:19 | and the bubbles saturate the blood and muscles, |
| 00:24:05:06 | causing excruciating pain, neurological problems, |
| 00:24:08:15 | strokes, even death. |
| 00:24:10:05 | GARY: Let’s focus on getting our anchors up |
| 00:24:11:24 | and getting ourselves on the move. |
| 00:24:15:10 | NARRATOR: But, it doesn’t make sense. |
| 00:24:17:01 | Gary wasn’t down deep enough or long enough, |
| 00:24:19:18 | for this sort of problem. |
| 00:24:21:01 | They took every precaution. |
| 00:24:23:11 | Still, Dave’s not taking any chances. |
| 00:24:26:20 | OLLIE: What I’m just doing is just keeping an eye on him, |
| 00:24:28:03 | making sure he’s okay. |
| 00:24:29:01 | And then if anything changes, |
| 00:24:31:00 | like he starts to seizure or whatever, |
| 00:24:32:06 | I’ll be right here and I can do anything he needs basically. |
| 00:24:35:06 | DAVE: With diving related things, |
| 00:24:36:24 | we always treat everything as a big deal |
| 00:24:38:13 | because it’s possible that it is. |
| 00:24:40:13 | OLLIE: Can I borrow your wrist real quick, |
| 00:24:42:00 | take your pulse. |
| 00:24:43:19 | NARRATOR: This is a diver’s worst nightmare. |
| 00:24:46:11 | Every second of the trip back to base |
| 00:24:49:02 | feels like an eternity. |
| 00:24:52:23 | During the trip, Gary takes a turn for the worse. |
| 00:25:02:00 | GARY: I’ll keep my eyes closed. |
| 00:25:03:20 | ROBIN: Give me your hand. Give me your hand. |
| 00:25:08:20 | GARY: It’s like basically a crazy feeling of… |
| 00:25:14:15 | SHAWN: Just keep a hold of him. |
| 00:25:15:15 | OLLIE: Yeah, I got him. |
| 00:25:16:12 | CREW: Now you’re crossing across the boat. |
| 00:25:18:00 | ROBIN: Step up, step up. |
| 00:25:19:00 | CREW: No, no, he’s okay, he’s okay. |
| 00:25:21:21 | There you go. |
| 00:25:23:00 | NARRATOR: Dave decides Gary needs to go |
| 00:25:24:17 | straight to the hospital. |
| 00:25:42:03 | NARRATOR: Even with a sick friend, |
| 00:25:43:09 | and sharks in the water, |
| 00:25:45:05 | Dominion’s gotta finish what they started. |
| 00:25:47:11 | The rest of the dive crew |
| 00:25:48:18 | needs to get back to work on the sewage pipe. |
| 00:25:55:14 | DAVE: We’re basically back where we left off. |
| 00:25:59:17 | And we’re right back at it. |
| 00:26:02:04 | We delivered Gary to shore, |
| 00:26:03:21 | and as far as what we can do for him, |
| 00:26:06:10 | that’s about it, right? |
| 00:26:08:06 | We transferred him to good hands. |
| 00:26:09:22 | So, he’ll get looked at. |
| 00:26:11:19 | NARRATOR: But, across town… |
| 00:26:13:15 | DR. PESTELL: …a 41-year old male. |
| 00:26:14:19 | Fifteen minutes after coming to the surface at the dive site, |
| 00:26:17:06 | he started to stagger around and became ataxic. |
| 00:26:19:24 | NARRATOR: Gary’s been rushed to the hyper-baric medicine unit. |
| 00:26:23:05 | DR. PESTELL: Put him in head first, |
| 00:26:25:12 | and we’ll get him in the chamber. |
| 00:26:26:21 | We’re looking at a Type 2 |
| 00:26:28:10 | neurologic decompression sickness here. |
| 00:26:30:11 | I need to find out if he’s ataxic. |
| 00:26:32:05 | Sit up for us. |
| 00:26:33:20 | That’s good. |
| 00:26:35:12 | There you go. |
| 00:26:36:20 | All right, I’m going to put you through a couple of tests, |
| 00:26:38:12 | but we’re going to protect you |
| 00:26:39:18 | and make sure that you’re all right. |
| 00:26:41:00 | He’s never had an episode of decompression sickness |
| 00:26:42:11 | in the past. |
| 00:26:43:20 | We’re going to take your oxygen off |
| 00:26:44:17 | and we’ll get you into the chamber. |
| 00:26:45:24 | And it’s most comfortable for you |
| 00:26:47:06 | when you’ve got your eyes closed. |
| 00:26:48:21 | Heather, you’ll be on the chamber. |
| 00:26:50:02 | NARRATOR: The chamber replicates the pressure from a deep dive, |
| 00:26:53:00 | crushing those bubbles in the blood stream |
| 00:26:55:04 | back down to size, |
| 00:26:56:15 | where they can slowly be passed naturally. |
| 00:26:59:18 | DR. PESTELL: We believe right now, |
| 00:27:00:23 | that Gary’s had what’s called an episode |
| 00:27:02:11 | of vestibular decompression sickness. |
| 00:27:10:24 | DR. PESTELL: We’ve taken Gary to a depth in the chamber, |
| 00:27:13:10 | of 60 feet seawater. |
| 00:27:15:00 | We’ve crushed the bubbles |
| 00:27:16:15 | that are in his inner ear. |
| 00:27:19:01 | If we can’t get him better, |
| 00:27:21:13 | he may never drive again, let alone dive. |
| 00:27:28:24 | º MUSIC º |
| 00:27:38:12 | NARRATOR: It’s been nearly a week since the ROV |
| 00:27:40:10 | was stranded at the sea bottom, |
| 00:27:41:24 | and the whole crew has been under pressure |
| 00:27:44:04 | to fix it ever since. |
| 00:27:46:11 | DWAYNE: I have the pilot console |
| 00:27:48:09 | for the sub. |
| 00:27:50:11 | This is the main device used to fly the ROV. |
| 00:27:55:17 | DWAYNE: Basically, |
| 00:27:56:11 | the system that is used to navigate, |
| 00:28:00:11 | fly, turn stuff on and off, |
| 00:28:02:11 | make this ROV work. |
| 00:28:05:20 | º MUSIC º |
| 00:28:08:15 | NARRATOR: Since one exposed wire |
| 00:28:10:01 | caused the electrical meltdown, |
| 00:28:11:24 | over the last few days, Dwayne has ripped apart, |
| 00:28:15:03 | re-soldered and rewired the entire brain of the ROV. |
| 00:28:20:07 | DWAYNE: So hopefully that’s been remedied |
| 00:28:22:02 | and we’ll go from there. |
| 00:28:26:07 | There was a lot of wires, |
| 00:28:27:18 | and a lot of finicky stuff on it, that’s for sure. |
| 00:28:30:08 | NARRATOR: Everyone’s busting their asses |
| 00:28:31:20 | to get this done on time. |
| 00:28:33:23 | º MUSIC º |
| 00:28:39:09 | The ROV needs to be shipped offshore |
| 00:28:41:10 | for the construction contract in a week. |
| 00:28:43:24 | Everything’s gotta be reconnected |
| 00:28:46:02 | and run through its paces. |
| 00:28:48:17 | CREW: Get them to run it right through the whole function |
| 00:28:50:07 | so everything fills full of oil. |
| 00:28:51:15 | DWAYNE: I’m at 150 bar. |
| 00:28:56:02 | CREW: Okay, he’s got 155 bars, Len. |
| 00:28:58:16 | NARRATOR: Before they can risk putting the ROV |
| 00:29:00:10 | back in the water |
| 00:29:01:19 | to reattempt the failed deepwater test, |
| 00:29:04:04 | they need to make sure everything will hold up. |
| 00:29:07:03 | DWAYNE: We’re not seeing any leaks or anything, eh? |
| 00:29:10:05 | LEN: No. |
| 00:29:13:06 | LEN: Yeah, do every function. |
| 00:29:14:17 | All the way, full stroke everything. |
| 00:29:17:02 | NARRATOR: They put the brain back onboard. |
| 00:29:19:16 | They’re testing the robotic arm. |
| 00:29:22:07 | LEN: I’m just watching the hoses in here. |
| 00:29:25:24 | LEN: All right, go ahead. |
| 00:29:28:01 | Yeah, cycle it all the way. |
| 00:29:38:00 | NARRATOR: Every propeller’s gotta fire exactly on cue |
| 00:29:41:06 | and work together in perfect synchronicity. |
| 00:29:44:05 | DWAYNE: Yeah, that’s fine. |
| 00:29:49:10 | NARRATOR: After a week of intensive |
| 00:29:50:17 | high pressure medical treatment, |
| 00:29:52:10 | Gary is finally surfacing. |
| 00:29:54:22 | But still no explanation |
| 00:29:56:24 | as to why he got bent. |
| 00:29:59:03 | DR. PESTELL: Most divers who suffer from |
| 00:30:00:20 | decompression sickness, will get better |
| 00:30:02:17 | with two or three treatments. |
| 00:30:04:03 | Many even just one. |
| 00:30:06:10 | Gary required repetitive deep tables |
| 00:30:09:18 | for seven days straight. |
| 00:30:12:13 | We’re still investigating why this happened to him, |
| 00:30:15:03 | because he was diving well within |
| 00:30:18:01 | the decompression limits. |
| 00:30:19:12 | Dominion Diving and Gary did nothing wrong. |
| 00:30:23:10 | It was, you know, for this to happen, |
| 00:30:25:10 | they’re very safe divers. |
| 00:30:26:22 | TECHNICIAN: So, I’ll just get you to confirm |
| 00:30:28:02 | your birthday for me. |
| 00:30:29:03 | GARY: July 28th, 1977. |
| 00:30:31:06 | TECHNICIAN: So, Gary I’m going to be using |
| 00:30:32:19 | these electrodes here. |
| 00:30:34:04 | They’re kind of like little sensors, |
| 00:30:35:07 | they pick up your heart signals. |
| 00:30:37:02 | And you won’t feel anything from this test. |
| 00:30:39:03 | It’s very non-invasive. |
| 00:30:40:14 | As I mentioned, they’re just little sensors. |
| 00:30:42:16 | GARY: If you get to a chamber |
| 00:30:43:20 | with decompression illness, |
| 00:30:45:02 | usually it relieves the symptoms right away. |
| 00:30:48:10 | But I went in and I didn’t really get any relief. |
| 00:30:51:15 | So, then I was like, well, this sucks. |
| 00:30:53:14 | TECHNICIAN: All right, so just keep your arms and legs |
| 00:30:55:24 | nice and still and relaxed. |
| 00:30:58:20 | GARY: Right now I am a mystery, |
| 00:31:00:01 | because the dive we did, |
| 00:31:01:10 | 52 feet, we were on a 60 foot table. |
| 00:31:03:22 | We left right at 50 minutes. |
| 00:31:06:00 | They just want to see what’s going on. |
| 00:31:09:03 | DOCTOR: I just have a few questions for you. |
| 00:31:10:23 | Any remote history of syncope, |
| 00:31:13:05 | as in like fainting or passing out or anything. |
| 00:31:15:05 | GARY: Yeah, when I was younger |
| 00:31:16:13 | I fainted a couple of times. |
| 00:31:18:16 | DOCTOR: Shortness of breath or anything? |
| 00:31:19:23 | GARY: No. |
| 00:31:22:15 | DR. PESTELL: Gary’s gainfully employed |
| 00:31:24:08 | until we can make a final decision. |
| 00:31:27:00 | He just can’t go back to work in the water. |
| 00:31:41:00 | NARRATOR: Back at Dominion, it’s down to the wire |
| 00:31:43:04 | to repair Matt’s money pit of an ROV, |
| 00:31:46:14 | before it can be shipped offshore |
| 00:31:48:08 | to finally make some cash. |
| 00:31:50:12 | MATT: What’s that noise? |
| 00:31:52:10 | LEN: It’s probably just a little back pressure on it. |
| 00:31:54:01 | NARRATOR: They’ve just barely recovered |
| 00:31:55:24 | from the electrical meltdown |
| 00:31:57:16 | and now the hydraulics have Matt worried. |
| 00:32:00:17 | MATT: Something’s leaking somewhere. |
| 00:32:02:11 | LEN: Ah, it’s probably just depressing that, |
| 00:32:04:05 | it’s compressing, right? |
| 00:32:05:17 | MATT: Yeah. Sounds like it’s dripping though. |
| 00:32:07:15 | LEN: Yeah, but I know… |
| 00:32:08:13 | NARRATOR: Faulty wiring caused |
| 00:32:10:07 | the deep water test catastrophe, |
| 00:32:12:14 | but there’s no way Dwayne’s gonna put MRV |
| 00:32:15:10 | back in the water, if the hydraulics leak. |
| 00:32:21:09 | DWAYNE: Can’t put an oil-based system in the water |
| 00:32:23:07 | if it’s pissing oil all over the place. |
| 00:32:25:05 | Environment doesn’t really like that. |
| 00:32:27:00 | As long as everything holds pressure. |
| 00:32:31:08 | We’re gonna work on getting the TMS, |
| 00:32:32:16 | bring that down, put that on the skid. |
| 00:32:37:10 | NARRATOR: The tether management system |
| 00:32:38:11 | gets connected to the ROV |
| 00:32:40:13 | and takes care of spooling out the umbilical cable |
| 00:32:43:06 | that supports it during an underwater mission. |
| 00:32:52:07 | LEN: Looks like you got ‘er. |
| 00:32:53:10 | DWAYNE: Okay. I’m gonna swing the A-frame towards us. |
| 00:32:55:17 | LEN: Hold it, hold it. |
| 00:32:58:04 | DWAYNE: Are we sure that’s water? |
| 00:32:59:10 | LEN: We’re not sure. |
| 00:33:07:19 | DWAYNE: Hey Len… |
| 00:33:09:00 | LEN: Yes. |
| 00:33:09:18 | DWAYNE: …you wanna |
| 00:33:11:05 | toss me up some nappies? |
| 00:33:15:24 | LEN: Some what? |
| 00:33:16:24 | DWAYNE: Some nappies. |
| 00:33:18:16 | I’ll need a few. |
| 00:33:20:01 | LEN: Was that water you’re sopping up, right in the… |
| 00:33:22:00 | DWAYNE: No, there’s a mixture of water and oil. |
| 00:33:28:00 | DWAYNE: Where the flyin’ feck is that coming from? |
| 00:33:30:20 | NARRATOR: An oil leak now would scrub the second test. |
| 00:33:34:18 | DWAYNE: Do me a favour, |
| 00:33:36:21 | turn on the hydraulic power pack, |
| 00:33:40:03 | and… |
| 00:33:43:00 | rotate. |
| 00:33:46:04 | NARRATOR: At this point, a leak would cost them |
| 00:33:48:00 | days of work and potentially |
| 00:33:50:01 | the offshore construction contract. |
| 00:33:52:15 | DWAYNE: If you have a hydraulic leak, |
| 00:33:54:09 | that ROV doesn’t go anywhere near the water. |
| 00:33:58:15 | DWAYNE: Found it! |
| 00:34:00:19 | Oh yeah, she’s bleeding good. |
| 00:34:02:21 | Found it. |
| 00:34:04:09 | We’ve got a motor problem. |
| 00:34:10:15 | Feck! |
| 00:34:16:11 | NARRATOR: Across town at the hospital… |
| 00:34:21:04 | DR. STEWART: Good morning. GARY: Good morning. |
| 00:34:22:12 | NARRATOR: Gary’s been sent to Cardiology |
| 00:34:24:17 | to try to figure out what caused him to get sick |
| 00:34:27:20 | on a routine dive. |
| 00:34:29:15 | DR. STEWART: So, Dr. Pestell, she sent you along |
| 00:34:32:03 | to kind of look at what had happened because of |
| 00:34:35:10 | this episode of a vestibular decompression Type 2. |
| 00:34:38:20 | GARY: Yeah. DR. STEWART: Yeah. |
| 00:34:40:18 | So the dive you had that led to this, |
| 00:34:43:24 | was not out of keeping with |
| 00:34:45:10 | something you might have… |
| 00:34:46:04 | GARY: No, it was a pretty… |
| 00:34:47:11 | DR. STEWART: Pretty standard. |
| 00:34:48:16 | GARY: …well I call it just a nothing dive, right? |
| 00:34:50:01 | DR. STEWART: Yeah. |
| 00:34:51:00 | GARY: It was well within the tables. |
| 00:34:52:21 | Nothing too strenuous. It was just an inspection dive. |
| 00:34:55:05 | DR. STEWART: So at this stage I should |
| 00:34:57:06 | have a listen to your heart, |
| 00:34:58:13 | so if you can come over for a second. |
| 00:35:02:19 | NARRATOR: After a week of decompression and testing, |
| 00:35:05:03 | Gary finally discovers why he got sick |
| 00:35:07:20 | on a carefully executed routine dive. |
| 00:35:15:01 | GARY: I got a hole in my heart. |
| 00:35:17:05 | There’s bubbles that’ll go through my heart |
| 00:35:19:05 | instead of going through my lungs, |
| 00:35:20:11 | so that causes the issue. |
| 00:35:25:10 | So, it means I’m not diving anymore. |
| 00:35:29:20 | Still have to do an EKG and a couple other tests, |
| 00:35:32:00 | but, that’s it for now. |
| 00:35:36:18 | NARRATOR: It’s not life threatening |
| 00:35:38:03 | but it could be fatal for his diving career. |
| 00:35:41:03 | DR. STEWART: To do this high risk of diving |
| 00:35:43:09 | without correcting his heart condition, |
| 00:35:45:06 | would be too high a risk |
| 00:35:47:10 | and he shouldn’t be diving anymore. |
| 00:35:50:02 | GARY: It might get repaired, it might not. |
| 00:35:51:12 | I don’t really know right now. |
| 00:35:57:15 | NARRATOR: After nearly two weeks of work |
| 00:35:59:13 | and a boatload of resources, |
| 00:36:01:14 | Matt thinks his ROV might be ship-shape at last. |
| 00:36:06:05 | DWAYNE: So that’s going to your gauge. |
| 00:36:07:11 | I don’t know why that’s pissin’ oil. |
| 00:36:09:05 | We should almost replace that hose. |
| 00:36:13:19 | NARRATOR: The Dominion team has worked around the clock |
| 00:36:15:19 | to repair and refit the entire hydraulic system. |
| 00:36:19:10 | DWAYNE: There’s thousands of hydraulic connections |
| 00:36:20:21 | on that system. |
| 00:36:22:01 | So it’s systematically |
| 00:36:23:11 | going through each individual |
| 00:36:25:20 | part of a hydraulic system, |
| 00:36:26:24 | and just making sure that all the fittings, |
| 00:36:29:08 | all the hoses, all the O-rings, |
| 00:36:30:17 | all the seals, are all good. |
| 00:36:32:22 | DWAYNE: Every line’s been taken off and been redone |
| 00:36:35:16 | and tweaked, so there’s a lot of fittings in here. |
| 00:36:38:01 | You’ve got to double check to make sure that |
| 00:36:39:07 | they all got tightened. |
| 00:36:40:01 | LEN: Which we all did in the shop. |
| 00:36:41:00 | DWAYNE: Yes. |
| 00:36:43:15 | NARRATOR: But to triple check, |
| 00:36:45:01 | they’ll need to bring out MRV, |
| 00:36:47:07 | connect it to the launch system, |
| 00:36:48:20 | and then submerge it |
| 00:36:49:24 | in the shallow water off the dock. |
| 00:36:54:15 | LEN: Okay! |
| 00:36:55:20 | MATT: So, here we are with the ROV onboard, |
| 00:36:58:24 | the TMS in place, everything’s hooked up. |
| 00:37:01:07 | We want to be able to make sure |
| 00:37:03:03 | that the hydraulic systems |
| 00:37:04:05 | are cleaned and ready to rock and roll. |
| 00:37:07:13 | DWAYNE: I’ll stop before we hit the water, |
| 00:37:08:21 | that way we can go in on the stick. |
| 00:37:09:19 | Roger |
| 00:37:12:01 | GLEN: As long as you can see the top, |
| 00:37:13:07 | which you can. |
| 00:37:20:18 | NARRATOR: As MRV’s lowered, |
| 00:37:21:22 | there’s one thing they’re watching for, |
| 00:37:24:04 | but don’t want to see. |
| 00:37:25:23 | DWAYNE: You put an ROV that’s got oil all over it, |
| 00:37:27:15 | in the water, |
| 00:37:28:17 | and you literally have a rainbow in the water, |
| 00:37:32:15 | showing that you’ve got an oil leak. |
| 00:37:35:19 | NARRATOR: With only two days remaining |
| 00:37:37:05 | before MRV needs to be shipped off |
| 00:37:39:14 | to the construction contract, |
| 00:37:40:23 | more leaks are something they can’t afford. |
| 00:37:44:11 | DWAYNE: If a client sees that rainbow, |
| 00:37:46:05 | they will get on the horn and they will tell you |
| 00:37:47:14 | to get that ROV out of the water, in a heartbeat. |
| 00:37:49:20 | GLEN: See what it looks like inside. |
| 00:37:51:23 | MATT: We put it in the water. |
| 00:37:53:06 | Things are starting to smooth out, |
| 00:37:54:14 | work better, function. |
| 00:37:55:16 | So now they’re in there basically |
| 00:37:57:08 | pushing the blood through the system. |
| 00:37:58:24 | Making sure those arms operate, |
| 00:38:00:09 | to see if there’s any water ingress in our pods, |
| 00:38:02:22 | and any hydraulic fluid leak. |
| 00:38:04:21 | There was none. |
| 00:38:05:15 | We were happy with that. |
| 00:38:06:24 | So, we called it done. |
| 00:38:09:05 | MATT: It’s a little bit of a milestone, |
| 00:38:10:12 | a little bit of an achievement. |
| 00:38:11:23 | GLEN: Well, I would say that’s good enough. |
| 00:38:13:12 | Just leave it at that, yeah? |
| 00:38:18:06 | NARRATOR: The real test will be the squeeze tomorrow, |
| 00:38:20:16 | under high pressure, in 60 metres of water. |
| 00:38:24:00 | They’ve only got two days left. |
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| 00:38:40:05 | NARRATOR: At Dominion… |
| 00:38:43:02 | …the work never stops. |
| 00:38:46:17 | Unless you’re a diver with a recently diagnosed |
| 00:38:49:14 | hole in your heart. |
| 00:38:51:10 | GARY: I can’t get in the water |
| 00:38:52:22 | until this either gets fixed, |
| 00:38:55:06 | or the doctor says it’s okay |
| 00:38:56:20 | for me to get in the water, |
| 00:38:57:18 | which I don’t foresee. |
| 00:38:59:09 | GARY: So, yeah, I have a defect in my heart. |
| 00:39:02:09 | But it’s gonna be longer |
| 00:39:04:23 | before I’ll be able to dive again. |
| 00:39:06:19 | SHAWN: That’s, I want to say surprising. |
| 00:39:09:02 | It’s surprising to me because, |
| 00:39:11:13 | just of all the diving. |
| 00:39:12:23 | GARY: It’s a small one, that’s why. |
| 00:39:14:23 | Even they said it’s small. |
| 00:39:16:00 | So that’s why it just happened to be this time. |
| 00:39:18:13 | SHAWN: That’s why it wasn’t picked up on any medicals? |
| 00:39:20:00 | GARY: Yeah. So, we’ll see. |
| 00:39:21:23 | SHAWN: Okay. Thanks, Gary. |
| 00:39:23:21 | GARY: No problem. |
| 00:39:25:11 | NARRATOR: Luckily Gary’s found a place |
| 00:39:26:22 | in the hearts of his bosses. |
| 00:39:28:21 | They’re keeping him working at Dominion |
| 00:39:30:18 | while he waits. |
| 00:39:32:16 | ROBIN: Gary is a talented guy. |
| 00:39:35:06 | We depend heavily on our supervisors, |
| 00:39:37:08 | and Gary’s a Senior Supervisor here. |
| 00:39:39:11 | Gary has the ability |
| 00:39:40:16 | to repair diving equipment properly. |
| 00:39:43:06 | He’s putting his full effort in |
| 00:39:45:02 | to make himself continue to be valuable |
| 00:39:48:18 | while he gets this figured out. |
| 00:39:52:02 | GARY: All before this I was super healthy, |
| 00:39:53:19 | and now I have to deal with this. |
| 00:39:56:04 | SHAWN: These people are my family. |
| 00:39:58:18 | It’s a support system really. |
| 00:40:00:04 | You have to rally around everybody |
| 00:40:01:13 | and put your trust in the doctors |
| 00:40:04:02 | and hope that they can fix him. |
| 00:40:06:04 | He’s young and healthy |
| 00:40:07:02 | and hopefully he can continue on |
| 00:40:09:11 | with his career. |
| 00:40:11:04 | GARY: I talked to the doctor |
| 00:40:12:20 | and she was just being realistic, just like, |
| 00:40:15:10 | Oh, I don’t know if you’re going to be able to dive again. |
| 00:40:17:15 | NARRATOR: Gary has a long road ahead of him. |
| 00:40:19:08 | He’ll need heart surgery |
| 00:40:20:17 | if he ever wants to dive again. |
| 00:40:22:22 | GARY: I’m not ready to give up diving yet. |
| 00:40:26:00 | If I could get it fixed, |
| 00:40:27:05 | I would like to get it fixed. |
| 00:40:32:00 | So, right now I’m a tech monkey. |
| 00:40:41:00 | NARRATOR: The next morning in the harbour… |
| 00:40:42:10 | GLEN: So we have a little bit of space in the bottom. |
| 00:40:44:12 | That shows us that the oil’s pretty happy. |
| 00:40:48:08 | Yeah, that might be between the gasket, |
| 00:40:50:17 | and then we’ll open it and we’ll see. |
| 00:40:54:13 | NARRATOR: Matt’s only got one day left |
| 00:40:55:18 | to prove his ROV is sea-worthy. |
| 00:40:58:20 | Will the third time be the charm? |
| 00:41:01:15 | Or will he be three times denied? |
| 00:41:04:15 | The first time, this happened… |
| 00:41:06:04 | [ELECTRICAL ARCING] |
| 00:41:06:20 | MATT: WHOA!!! |
| 00:41:07:17 | [ELECTRICAL ARCING] |
| 00:41:10:11 | NARRATOR: The second time they tested it, |
| 00:41:11:22 | the hydraulics sprung a leak. |
| 00:41:14:24 | LEN: Hold it, hold it! |
| 00:41:16:05 | Was that water you’re sopping up? |
| 00:41:17:24 | DWAYNE: No. There’s a mixture of water and oil. |
| 00:41:21:16 | MATT: See an ROV is electric, |
| 00:41:23:04 | but there’s also oil, aka hydraulics, |
| 00:41:26:10 | which acts like the blood of the system. |
| 00:41:28:19 | If you put oil and water and electricity together, |
| 00:41:30:23 | well now you just got a nightmare. |
| 00:41:35:03 | NARRATOR: If the ROV fails this test, |
| 00:41:37:02 | they’ll lose the contract offshore. |
| 00:41:39:11 | Tens of thousands of dollars, |
| 00:41:41:06 | and sink further in the hole |
| 00:41:42:18 | on the million dollar machine. |
| 00:41:45:18 | MATT: Everything looks good. |
| 00:41:47:22 | I don’t see oil, which is nice. |
| 00:41:51:16 | So, it’s not leaking. That’s a good thing. |
| 00:41:54:11 | DWAYNE: All right, there’s HBU. |
| 00:41:59:15 | All right, Donnie, we’re just getting ready to |
| 00:42:01:05 | lift off here and drive her in. |
| 00:42:04:15 | What we’ll do is we’ll count, and we’ll go down |
| 00:42:06:05 | and before we hit the water, we’ll count. |
| 00:42:15:16 | MATT: We’re gonna drop her right down to the depth, |
| 00:42:18:02 | hold it there, |
| 00:42:19:02 | we’re gonna flash up the hydraulics, |
| 00:42:20:20 | start functioning some of the servos, |
| 00:42:22:19 | and that way there the system |
| 00:42:25:08 | is getting a good working stress. |
| 00:42:27:15 | It’s getting put under pressure. |
| 00:42:29:04 | NARRATOR: With the MRV submerged and under pressure, |
| 00:42:32:12 | Dwayne readies himself for the moment of truth. |
| 00:42:39:05 | Flipping the switch to power up the ROV |
| 00:42:41:08 | at the end of the tether. |
| 00:42:47:00 | CAMERAMAN: What do you think? |
| 00:42:48:00 | It’s going to work out this time or not? |
| 00:42:49:19 | DWAYNE: I hope so. |
| 00:42:50:17 | I hope it was just a shorted phase on the motor. |
| 00:42:52:12 | Hopefully it wasn’t anything else. |
| 00:42:53:24 | NARRATOR: So far, so good. |
| 00:42:55:20 | MATT: As soon as we put the ROV in the water, |
| 00:42:57:15 | and we go to flash up the power. |
| 00:42:58:23 | Of course it’s gonna happen at that time. |
| 00:43:03:24 | NARRATOR: But everyone’s nerves are frayed. |
| 00:43:09:02 | DWAYNE: Once everything’s flashed back up |
| 00:43:10:12 | and powered up, and you see that it’s actually working, |
| 00:43:12:01 | it’s like, Oh wow, I can give myself a pat on the back. |
| 00:43:13:24 | It’s fantastic. |
| 00:43:15:02 | MATT: How’s she going? |
| 00:43:16:09 | DWAYNE: Yeah, we’re at |
| 00:43:18:24 | 41 metres. |
| 00:43:20:15 | MATT: 41 metres, what’s that in feet? |
| 00:43:23:22 | DWAYNE: 134, 135 feet. |
| 00:43:28:20 | DWAYNE: Do we want to look over at the T16? |
| 00:43:30:22 | NARRATOR: They’ve got power to the ROV, |
| 00:43:33:00 | but now the hydraulics have to pass the test. |
| 00:43:36:24 | DWAYNE: You watch your oil temp and motor temp, |
| 00:43:39:14 | and I will watch your current. |
| 00:43:41:03 | MATT: First thing I did though, |
| 00:43:42:15 | was see our alarms |
| 00:43:44:00 | to see if there’s any water ingress |
| 00:43:45:16 | in our pods, and any hydraulic fluid leak. |
| 00:43:48:02 | DWAYNE: How does our oil look? |
| 00:43:52:14 | MATT: 81. The oil temperature just went up. |
| 00:43:55:20 | DWAYNE: It’s a bit of a squeeze. |
| 00:43:59:00 | MATT: There was none. |
| 00:43:59:21 | We were quite happy with that. |
| 00:44:01:07 | DWAYNE: So we are just over 10 amps. |
| 00:44:03:05 | We’re sitting at about 12. |
| 00:44:04:13 | Oil temp looks good. |
| 00:44:07:00 | Motor temp looks good. |
| 00:44:08:15 | MATT: All the auxiliary hydraulic circuits moved. |
| 00:44:11:03 | All the arms worked. |
| 00:44:13:05 | It’s a full working circuit now. |
| 00:44:14:21 | From top to bottom, |
| 00:44:16:02 | that ROV is a hundred percent right now. |
| 00:44:18:15 | Now we know what we have to offer our clients, |
| 00:44:21:11 | and it’s a mean, mean machine. |
| 00:44:25:15 | DWAYNE: It’s been a long road, it’s been a bumpy road, |
| 00:44:27:10 | we’ve had our ups and downs |
| 00:44:28:10 | but, that’s in the past. |
| 00:44:30:00 | We have nothing but the future to look forward to now. |
| 00:44:35:00 | MATT: There it is. Start to see the glow. |
| 00:44:36:20 | DWAYNE: It’s a huge sigh of relief |
| 00:44:38:02 | for a lot of people in this company. |
| 00:44:39:05 | Myself included. |
| 00:44:40:10 | MATT: There it is. Break surface. |
| 00:44:42:00 | ROBIN: They have a completed task and a rebuilt sub, |
| 00:44:44:11 | this is how we can present it to |
| 00:44:46:06 | a potential client that’s gonna charter it, |
| 00:44:49:07 | or a potential buyer that would be interested |
| 00:44:51:23 | in purchasing the vehicle. |
| 00:44:54:12 | MATT: So now we’re bringing her back on, |
| 00:44:55:24 | setting her down on deck, |
| 00:44:58:00 | and that’s her. We’re heading back |
| 00:44:59:00 | to Duck Rock. |
| 00:45:00:05 | NARRATOR: It’s been years in the making, |
| 00:45:02:21 | but in these last few weeks |
| 00:45:04:06 | Matt and his team have brought |
| 00:45:05:21 | his million dollar MRV back to life. |
| 00:45:08:04 | GLEN: Coming in. |
| 00:45:09:05 | NARRATOR: Just in time to be shipped offshore |
| 00:45:11:06 | for its first big money contract. |
| 00:45:13:00 | MATT: It pretty much is work ready. |
| 00:45:15:10 | We’re good to go. |
| 00:45:16:20 | Send it out the door. |
| 00:45:17:23 | MATT: Hey Donnie, that’s good for us, |
| 00:45:19:09 | we can start heading in there, dude. |
| 00:45:20:21 | We’re going back home. |
| 00:45:22:06 | We’re done baby. |
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