Photo by RB on the Cal Diver 5 Submitted by and text by JB
We were out doing some P& A work when we were told to go pick up the helo deck of a platform
that was hit by a material barge that was carrying a production deck from the Mc Dermott shipyard
in Amelia to a location over seas.
The barge ripped off the Helo deck and bent the platform crane to a 90 degree angle.
In fact, the crane motor was ripped off. Never did find it. It is probably on the barge.
The helo deck had to be cut in to two sections for recovery.
Anybody for a swim call?
Pictures and text from Skinny Doug
These were taken by a KTBS helicopter flying over Cross Lake!
For those of you who are not local, Cross Lake is in Shreveport.
That has to be a HUGE gator to have a whole deer in its mouth!
Stainless the new way and stainless the old way
Roat is busy with Lev Gorski these days helping fine tune that Gorski hat for Gulf diving.
Watch for something in-depth about this hat in The Roat Deal soon.
I have been in Lev's hats a couple of times as well and I have to say they're getting close,
but of course...brass would be nice...
John also sent in this picture of burning seas.
Look under the structure.
Where was this John?
