The chief executive mentions the team was not lucky but made their luck that day: couldn't have said it better. Chris for being able to locate himself after being cut off and climbing all the way to the structure. David and Duncan for rescuing him as soon as possible. And the rest of the crew for working to get the ship back into position. This all taught me critical thinking and a little faith can do wonders.
I think this falls into the category of a miracle. I watched the Netflix documentary and I was convinced he was a lost cause the moment the umbilical snapped. How did this guy bounce back so quickly, much less survive at all? He’s up and talking 10 minutes after they revived him. Unbelievable.
I used to think that the way Dave spoke was horrifying, but now I see that he was composed and calm. He was absolutely working properly ensuring that Chris was returned.
He called the bottom of the ocean “the wilderness”. Seems like a minimization of the infinity of pure suffocating darkness he was in. Man is obviously a world class professional with balls of steel and the largest bag of luck I’ve ever seen.
DAVE WENT INTO PROFESSIONAL RECOVERY MODE WERE YOU INSTANTLY HAVE TO BE THE BEST AT YOUR JOB AT HAND. THINKING ABOUT FRIENDS 265 FEET DOWN IN A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION IS TIME WASTED, DAVE AT THAT STAGE WAS GOING THROUGH A SET OF BUILT IN RULES IN HIS HEAD WHICH HE WENT BY AND THATS THE ONLY CHANCE THE OTHER DIVER HAD, HE KNEW THERE WAS ONLY ONE CHANCE, AND THATS WHAT MAKES SOMEONE A PROFESSIONAL, FULL CREDIT TO DAVE FOR BEING ABLE TO DO THAT, OF CORSE HES BOUND TO HAVE FELT EMOTIONS BUT AFTERWARDS,THEY ALL PULLED TOGETHER,IN A REALLY BAD LAST LINE OD DEFENCE SITUATION,EXCELLENT DOCUMENTRY,THANKYOU
Absolutely fantastic doc. LB is one of my absolute top 10. It’s right up there with Touching the Void. I am fascinated with survival stories and examples of the human spirit defying the odds. I also had the pleasure of listening to Prof Kevin Fong deliver a key note speech on how med tech will develop so rapidly and what it could mean for our lifespans in the near future. Thank you for posting 👏🔥
Dave's limitied interactions with Chris (at work or outside work hours) explains why he spoke in a somewhat cold/removed manner about the events. Lets reflect on his actions during this catastrophe rather than judging his choice of words in the interviews which followed.
I Always used this incident as a good resource to Diver rescue & Bellman duties just so perfect and anyone diving of DP vessel how fast things go wrong and umbilical management is so so important.. Excellent Team Work..
It’s a very high O2. Not sure how high tho. They said it in the documentary on Netflix. But Chris partly credits that high concentration with his survival
37:35 Why would he be angry at Chris? I really don’t think Dave presents himself very well in this documentary. And yes, I know you need to keep a cool head for a rescue mission etc but everyone else was genuinely worried and concerned and still helped in the rescue.
It should be possible to lower the bell to the ground and remotely disconnect all the lines to it from the ship in an emergency, and the ability for the ROV to reconnect those lines again once a DP drift emergency has been solved. The bell must be self-sustaining for as long as it would take a rescue/replacement DP vessel to come from nearby to pick the bell up again, if necessary. All those attachments must be standard, so that ANY DP vessel that has their own bell can perform such a rescue. Redundancy is the key. If there was an emergency breathing gas bottle rack stationed by the worksite, too, in this case you could disconnect your umbilical from the bell at your suit, and hook up to emergency umbilicals attached to the emergency rack, which should also include the ability to create hot water for an extended period of time. Once the ship is back on station, you simply reverse the gas source back to the bell, and continue as normal. A DP failure should not be able to kill divers.
Agreed, but it seems that those companies are always trying to cut costs to increase their revenue even if their staff lives are on the line. They say that was an emergency scenario that was not impossible to happen, well, ocean storms and boats drifting are pretty common, like you said, in an emergency, divers lives shouldnt be put at risk.
The DP system on Topaz was DP class II - that mean that “No single point failure. The system is designed to avoid total system failure if a single failure occurs.”… Unfortunately the system had small weak point not spoted before by Kongsberge (the manufactor). The same weak point had all vessels around the word with the same DP systems... but the system on Topaz was the one where the first time in the history a single failure stoped the system. After this accident Kongsberg populated update to all vessels.
Um...any bell has finite resources. Pretty sure it would be impossible to make one practical enough to use self-sustaining for a replacement ship to be scrambled together on shore. Unless you can provide existing examples of such bells, and you're not just theorising?
If only you understood the engineering and physics that go into this job, you'd know that's one of the worse situations that could ever happen. A bell running loose on the ocean floor? What if they're working on a line or structure that's got a drop of 2000ft below? The currents? All of the equipment that the bell needs the vessel to power? Please don't become an armchair theorist. Sincerely, a saturation diver.
@@jessicapearson7721 watch out, people, we've got a bad-ass over here. NOBODY knows anything unless you're an actual saturation diver, evidently. Did you know the only way the Americans walked on the moon was to learn from people who walked on the moon before them? Amazing. Why don't you keep your accusations of 'armchair theorist' to yourself and maybe realize that almost all scientific discoveries and improvements actually came from theorists. Being a diver doesn't make you the ultimate authority. What makes you think you can just come here and bash sympathetic non-divers' ideas? Get off your high horse. It's that attitude that kills people. You of all people should know that.
There’s no room for huge emotions during a rescue like that. The bottom of the ocean is dangerous as hell as you can see. He had his mission and got it done.
Dave - Mr Logic ! - he's canny enough . I'm guessing he is ' on the spectrum ' so to speak but that's the hand he's been dealt & it seems to be a boon in this type of work where emotion can get you killed . Imagine panicking down there . The voice pitch modulation is almost sinister - it's child like quality , totally incongruous with an environment that will obliterate you for any error.
I hope you're not implying that all or even most people 'on the spectrum' are driven by logic *instead* of emotion! Unemotionality is no longer considered a trait of those on the spectrum - that was always a misinterpretation. Just as it is with Dave - the way he talked about being pulled away from Chris shows that he DID care; he was just being honest as well.
Dave isnt a hero he didnt care this guy died and was doing standard body recovery just happened that the guy was alive. Keep pretending he is decent guy because you saw him in a documentary 😘
Closer to 45mins (in real life) than 10. I don't think they "stretched it out", they went into a reasonable amount of detail with regards to the different "parts of the response".
Just one of the worlds leading researchers in how humans can survive in extreme environments. He’s mates with NASA, and could probs drink you under the table so find a button mate, and use it on your lip.
Better a cold-hearted sob who gets you rescued than a warm-hearted smile too distraught by the situation to actually save the person when needed. I think that's valid justification for his attitude. I'm sure Dave would agree. But it's clear from the moment he talks about being pulled away from Chris that he DID care and it DID get to him.
You need guys like dave on jobs like this. Keeping their head cool and only think about "getting the job done" instead of most people that get over emotional and stop thinking logical. Without dave there, chris probably wouldn't have been saved.
@@marijntimmer958 were not talking about keep you’re head cool. We’re talking about being a prick towards people. He didn’t give a shit either way if the guy lived. Any saturation diver on the planet would make that rescue in a heartbeat.
The chief executive mentions the team was not lucky but made their luck that day: couldn't have said it better.
Chris for being able to locate himself after being cut off and climbing all the way to the structure.
David and Duncan for rescuing him as soon as possible.
And the rest of the crew for working to get the ship back into position.
This all taught me critical thinking and a little faith can do wonders.
I think this falls into the category of a miracle. I watched the Netflix documentary and I was convinced he was a lost cause the moment the umbilical snapped. How did this guy bounce back so quickly, much less survive at all? He’s up and talking 10 minutes after they revived him. Unbelievable.
Don't forget how quiche got back on the job after this unbelievable situation.
I used to think that the way Dave spoke was horrifying, but now I see that he was composed and calm. He was absolutely working properly ensuring that Chris was returned.
I see nothing but trauma in his eyes, and Duncan too.
Dave sounded indifferent in the documentary. Showed 0 remorse.
He was priming the movie for the ending which was incredible.
Absolutely insane
He’s a real life hero
As a sat diver this was always in the back of my mind as my worst nightmare. Chris is a very lucky lad indeed.
Delta P is your worst nightmare.
@AdamSandaver explain everything. Thank you.
These guys are some steely eyed missile men. Well done to all that were involved in saving Chris.
MAXIMUM RESPECT TO EVERY MAN WHO DOES THIS JOB.
These are the men who should be running things
Thank you for putting this somewhere anyone can watch it without searching forever for it
Horrible but truly riveting and incredible documentary. Thank you for posting to CZcams.
He called the bottom of the ocean “the wilderness”. Seems like a minimization of the infinity of pure suffocating darkness he was in. Man is obviously a world class professional with balls of steel and the largest bag of luck I’ve ever seen.
DAVE WENT INTO PROFESSIONAL RECOVERY MODE WERE YOU INSTANTLY HAVE TO BE THE BEST AT YOUR JOB AT HAND. THINKING ABOUT FRIENDS 265 FEET DOWN IN A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION IS TIME WASTED, DAVE AT THAT STAGE WAS GOING THROUGH A SET OF BUILT IN RULES IN HIS HEAD WHICH HE WENT BY AND THATS THE ONLY CHANCE THE OTHER DIVER HAD, HE KNEW THERE WAS ONLY ONE CHANCE, AND THATS WHAT MAKES SOMEONE A PROFESSIONAL, FULL CREDIT TO DAVE FOR BEING ABLE TO DO THAT, OF CORSE HES BOUND TO HAVE FELT EMOTIONS BUT AFTERWARDS,THEY ALL PULLED TOGETHER,IN A REALLY BAD LAST LINE OD DEFENCE SITUATION,EXCELLENT DOCUMENTRY,THANKYOU
Absolutely fantastic doc. LB is one of my absolute top 10. It’s right up there with Touching the Void. I am fascinated with survival stories and examples of the human spirit defying the odds. I also had the pleasure of listening to Prof Kevin Fong deliver a key note speech on how med tech will develop so rapidly and what it could mean for our lifespans in the near future. Thank you for posting 👏🔥
Dave is all business - full credit!
the footage of him just laying on the grate makes me soo uncomfortable, hard to watch it because you just wanna reach out and help
Well done all, especially David and Duncan. A great diving video.
Dave's limitied interactions with Chris (at work or outside work hours) explains why he spoke in a somewhat cold/removed manner about the events. Lets reflect on his actions during this catastrophe rather than judging his choice of words in the interviews which followed.
Maximum respect for every on working in this job especial the diving team and many thanks for sharing these experience with us
I never realized how the bellman went through the worst shit. It makes me sick to think of.
I Always used this incident as a good resource to Diver rescue & Bellman duties just so perfect and anyone diving of DP vessel how fast things go wrong and umbilical management is so so important.. Excellent Team Work..
And thats why these guys get the big bucks. What a horrific ordeal.
What an absolutely gripping true story.
Didn't Netflix make a remake, Last Breathe?
This is so terribly, Terribly sad 😢 listening to this. My wife cried off and on. I almost 😅 almost did.
Old Dave got ripped off with some credit
Who came here because of MrBallen and the strange dark and mysterious delivered in story format 🤔 😉 😀!!!
No came here because of the dolphin accident
@@benconway9010 I did
Me
Not me..
You sound like a fucking dummy
Right on brother, beans and toast tomorrow morning.
It's too bad they couldn't have gone into some detail about why the positioning system failed
Top guys......
Ca't believe they only have 5 minutes of gas, why not 10 minutes instead for a bit more safety margin.
Jusomebody why not 15 ???
You have 1 minute per 10 metres of hose
Why not a whole hour just to be safe???
after this they changed the rules for bail out times in australia. on deeper dives we use rebreather bailouts now.
@@freelectron2029 ahh thanks for letting me know.
to have ten minutes of gas means you need to carry 4 bottles on your back. not going to happen. completely impractical
Compared to the Documentary "Last Breath" this smells.. Company(that changed name too..) most have had an agreement signed they could use footage.
Anyone knows what is the gas composition on those bail-out 5-min tank? Or the O2 concentration?
Google it bro
It’s a very high O2. Not sure how high tho. They said it in the documentary on Netflix. But Chris partly credits that high concentration with his survival
They use partial pressure around 0.4 oxygen at 9 Atmospheres. that's around 4.5% at the surface.
100% 02
I want to know what the structure looks like. Anyone know what keywords i can search?
Subsea oilfield manifold
@@onewaydrive_ thanks !
Watch the full dromedary film verge wow on called the last breath on you tube , films on you tube , great amazing film 5*
Last Breath right?
37:35 Why would he be angry at Chris?
I really don’t think Dave presents himself very well in this documentary. And yes, I know you need to keep a cool head for a rescue mission etc but everyone else was genuinely worried and concerned and still helped in the rescue.
Brutal!!!
Allcock indeed
What a guy
This has been made into a documentary. Next is a movie.
"last breath" there you go m8 ;)
It should be possible to lower the bell to the ground and remotely disconnect all the lines to it from the ship in an emergency, and the ability for the ROV to reconnect those lines again once a DP drift emergency has been solved. The bell must be self-sustaining for as long as it would take a rescue/replacement DP vessel to come from nearby to pick the bell up again, if necessary. All those attachments must be standard, so that ANY DP vessel that has their own bell can perform such a rescue. Redundancy is the key.
If there was an emergency breathing gas bottle rack stationed by the worksite, too, in this case you could disconnect your umbilical from the bell at your suit, and hook up to emergency umbilicals attached to the emergency rack, which should also include the ability to create hot water for an extended period of time. Once the ship is back on station, you simply reverse the gas source back to the bell, and continue as normal.
A DP failure should not be able to kill divers.
Agreed, but it seems that those companies are always trying to cut costs to increase their revenue even if their staff lives are on the line. They say that was an emergency scenario that was not impossible to happen, well, ocean storms and boats drifting are pretty common, like you said, in an emergency, divers lives shouldnt be put at risk.
The DP system on Topaz was DP class II - that mean that “No single point failure. The system is designed to avoid total system failure if a single failure occurs.”… Unfortunately the system had small weak point not spoted before by Kongsberge (the manufactor). The same weak point had all vessels around the word with the same DP systems... but the system on Topaz was the one where the first time in the history a single failure stoped the system. After this accident Kongsberg populated update to all vessels.
Um...any bell has finite resources. Pretty sure it would be impossible to make one practical enough to use self-sustaining for a replacement ship to be scrambled together on shore. Unless you can provide existing examples of such bells, and you're not just theorising?
If only you understood the engineering and physics that go into this job, you'd know that's one of the worse situations that could ever happen. A bell running loose on the ocean floor? What if they're working on a line or structure that's got a drop of 2000ft below? The currents? All of the equipment that the bell needs the vessel to power? Please don't become an armchair theorist. Sincerely, a saturation diver.
@@jessicapearson7721 watch out, people, we've got a bad-ass over here. NOBODY knows anything unless you're an actual saturation diver, evidently. Did you know the only way the Americans walked on the moon was to learn from people who walked on the moon before them? Amazing. Why don't you keep your accusations of 'armchair theorist' to yourself and maybe realize that almost all scientific discoveries and improvements actually came from theorists. Being a diver doesn't make you the ultimate authority. What makes you think you can just come here and bash sympathetic non-divers' ideas? Get off your high horse. It's that attitude that kills people. You of all people should know that.
My Brothers friend
Thank god.
This Dave guy must be a cold-hearted person.
Nah
Dave clearly has some sort of developmental disorder.
There’s no room for huge emotions during a rescue like that. The bottom of the ocean is dangerous as hell as you can see. He had his mission and got it done.
Dave - Mr Logic ! - he's canny enough . I'm guessing he is ' on the spectrum ' so to speak but that's the hand he's been dealt & it seems to be a boon in this type of work where emotion can get you killed . Imagine panicking down there . The voice pitch modulation is almost sinister - it's child like quality , totally incongruous with an environment that will obliterate you for any error.
I hope you're not implying that all or even most people 'on the spectrum' are driven by logic *instead* of emotion! Unemotionality is no longer considered a trait of those on the spectrum - that was always a misinterpretation. Just as it is with Dave - the way he talked about being pulled away from Chris shows that he DID care; he was just being honest as well.
Don't diagnose other people.
Dudes a piece of shit stop bending over backwards to defend him
@@jessicapearson7721 he is for sure a tard
I think their voices sound like that due to the high level of helium to work at those depths, not the audio recording.
Dave isnt a hero he didnt care this guy died and was doing standard body recovery just happened that the guy was alive. Keep pretending he is decent guy because you saw him in a documentary 😘
They really took a 10 minute story and streeeeeeeeeetch it out.
Closer to 45mins (in real life) than 10. I don't think they "stretched it out", they went into a reasonable amount of detail with regards to the different "parts of the response".
Dave be like ‘Chrisch’
Just let us watch the video. We don't commentary from a guy who wasn't there.
Just one of the worlds leading researchers in how humans can survive in extreme environments. He’s mates with NASA, and could probs drink you under the table so find a button mate, and use it on your lip.
Anyone here from iFunny?
Glad I’m not the only one!
Yep, but this was a great video! With a great conclusion!
That Dave is a cold hearted sob.
Better a cold-hearted sob who gets you rescued than a warm-hearted smile too distraught by the situation to actually save the person when needed. I think that's valid justification for his attitude. I'm sure Dave would agree. But it's clear from the moment he talks about being pulled away from Chris that he DID care and it DID get to him.
@@catherinespark I know, I mean a nice guy could never have made that rescue. Sound logic you have there.
You need guys like dave on jobs like this. Keeping their head cool and only think about "getting the job done" instead of most people that get over emotional and stop thinking logical. Without dave there, chris probably wouldn't have been saved.
@@marijntimmer958 were not talking about keep you’re head cool. We’re talking about being a prick towards people. He didn’t give a shit either way if the guy lived. Any saturation diver on the planet would make that rescue in a heartbeat.
You need to be like Dave when you do a job like this.
Don’t like that Dave at all.
Xanax should be a mandatory for shit like this
Is it crazy that it’s older dudes doing this