Nearly drowned on a 30 foot barge hull inspection because my umbilical was routed wrong

I was doing a hull cleaning on a barge in Norfolk harbor last Tuesday. Got about 15 feet down and the umbilical snagged on a rusty strake, pulled my helmet sideways and nearly popped my seal. Surface guy kept yelling at me to stop tugging. Climbed up and realized I'd been routing the umbilical UNDER my arm instead of over my shoulder for the past 2 years. Any of you guys had a close call from a simple gear habit you thought was fine?

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alice_wilson731d ago

Did you ever figure out how many times you almost drowned wrong before that?

leep3321h ago

Dang @alice_wilson73, that must have been terrifying to think back on!