0:00:04 > 0:00:06Aberdeen harbour.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09So you can pick up to a speed of between five and six knots, please.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11A multimillion pound business
0:00:11 > 0:00:14at the cutting edge of maritime technology...
0:00:14 > 0:00:19Bridge on the move, Bob. Roger. On the move, guys.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21..where everyone works together...
0:00:22 > 0:00:25I can't slap these guys, you know. I'd like to!
0:00:25 > 0:00:28HE LAUGHS
0:00:28 > 0:00:30You've got to be on the ball, you've got to be alert.
0:00:32 > 0:00:33..in the most challenging conditions...
0:00:33 > 0:00:37If your feet get caught in that, it will drag you over the side.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41What the BLEEP happened there, like?
0:00:43 > 0:00:45..to keep the harbour running...
0:00:47 > 0:00:49THEY LAUGH Oh, my God!
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Come on! Come on!
0:00:51 > 0:00:53Eugh!
0:00:53 > 0:00:54CHEERING
0:00:54 > 0:00:57..every single day of the year.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59You are looking good on starboard side.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02No, we don't drive a submarine.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Aberdeen harbour, the epicentre of marine operations
0:01:15 > 0:01:17for the oil and gas industry.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Not just in the UK, but across north-west Europe too.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28And it's always hectic,
0:01:28 > 0:01:31so dive support vessel, the Bibby Sapphire,
0:01:31 > 0:01:33has had to berth in Montrose instead.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Brrr! That's cold!
0:01:41 > 0:01:45What happened to summer?! It was here last week, you missed it.
0:01:48 > 0:01:49Hugh Jones, her captain,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52is preparing to catch the mid-morning tide.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Aberdeen gets very busy and we've been in port for six days now
0:01:57 > 0:02:01doing some maintenance and things and Aberdeen don't like us in that long.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06OK, Ian, that's us under way and were off to UKCS.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08I'll start swinging it round then.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13Right, just steady the ship up. You ready, Jacek?
0:02:14 > 0:02:17OK, take control forward.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Jacek Vichinsky is the chief officer.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24It's the first time he's taken the ship out of Montrose.
0:02:27 > 0:02:28Jacek is steering, the pilot is guiding him
0:02:28 > 0:02:31and I'll just keep an overview on things...
0:02:32 > 0:02:35..and hope I'm still in employment in half an hour's time!
0:02:36 > 0:02:40That's it now. Good, thank you.
0:02:40 > 0:02:41Keep her coming to port.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Come a little bit more quickly, please.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48The wind is one challenge...
0:02:48 > 0:02:51You're getting pushed by the wind. Yes. OK.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55..the varying depths of the harbour, another.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59This is the shallow bit we're coming up to now.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Come back to 085, please. 085.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Been delighted. See you guys the next time.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21VOICES ON RADIO
0:03:23 > 0:03:26There you are, pilot away. There he is.
0:03:28 > 0:03:29Pilot away!
0:03:31 > 0:03:35The Bibby Sapphire is heading for the Joanne Oil Field,
0:03:35 > 0:03:37a journey that will take about 13 hours.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42It's nice when you're going out into blue lumpy stuff,
0:03:42 > 0:03:44but this is grey lumpy stuff, isn't it?
0:03:44 > 0:03:45North Sea!
0:03:55 > 0:03:56Down here, lads!
0:03:56 > 0:04:00Billy Duguid has been a boatman at the harbour for the past 16 years.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02You can go still a wee bit more if you want.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06VOICE ON RADIO
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Sitting in an office just wouldn't appeal to me...
0:04:09 > 0:04:13unless I was surrounded by a bevy of beauties, you know?
0:04:14 > 0:04:18Then I would change my mind. To hell with this crap!
0:04:18 > 0:04:20HE LAUGHS
0:04:22 > 0:04:26He's on shift with Gary Morris, one of the harbour's newest recruits.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30His attitude is very different to the old-timers'.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36My mates think I'm super lucky because I get to watch TV
0:04:36 > 0:04:39and stuff, so my breaks are a lot better than their breaks.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Back at the bothy, Billy's dog is waiting.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47That's my travelling companion, Duke.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52A fierce border terrier, kills for fun.
0:04:52 > 0:04:53HE LAUGHS
0:04:56 > 0:04:59But while Billy spends his downtime with Duke,
0:04:59 > 0:05:02the younger boatmen have other pursuits...
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Aw!
0:05:04 > 0:05:07..and Billy doesn't approve.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11He hides the PlayStation 3 controllers and stuff like that.
0:05:11 > 0:05:12He hates us.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Its Billy's job to train up the younger guys,
0:05:17 > 0:05:19not that they are always receptive.
0:05:21 > 0:05:22If they want to sit and play that,
0:05:22 > 0:05:24they are not listening to that,
0:05:24 > 0:05:28as I'm concerned, you know? I don't play that.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31My radio is on all the time and I'm tuned in, you know?
0:05:31 > 0:05:37I expect them to be, as well. That's the job, this.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40It's not like the old days.
0:05:40 > 0:05:45When I was a young lad, if I didn't listen, you were...
0:05:45 > 0:05:48You got a slap and that solves the problem, you know?
0:05:48 > 0:05:50And you knew you were doing wrong, you know?
0:05:50 > 0:05:55I can't slap these guys, you know? That's assault! I'd like to!
0:05:55 > 0:05:57HE LAUGHS
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Wouldn't I, Duke?
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Barmaid Val Morrison is admiring a recent purchase.
0:06:23 > 0:06:28I like going round the charity shops and it's a jig I bought today.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31It's the old-fashioned stuff. It's needing a clean, like, look at that.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34But I still think I'll get 20 quid for it.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Her house in Torry is an Aladdin's cave of charity shop finds.
0:06:42 > 0:06:47I've got tables, I've got cutlery sets, I've got vases.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51I've got this nice iron, one of that fancy irons, a Swan iron.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54I've got a brand-new lime kettle.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56I dinnae ken where I got the aftershave fae,
0:06:56 > 0:06:58but I must have bought it.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01And she's got a keen eye for a bargain.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Look at him. Is that nae lovely?
0:07:05 > 0:07:09The outfit was on the doll. I got the whole lot for ?4.
0:07:09 > 0:07:15I actually bought the dolls' house in the charity shop for ?6.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17My chummy Shirley says to me,
0:07:17 > 0:07:20"What are you doing buying a dolls' house? You're 62!"
0:07:20 > 0:07:23This bit opens out, but I cannae really open it out...
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Well, I can...now!
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Look, is that nae just lovely?
0:07:28 > 0:07:30And then this all lifts up.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Oh, it's my candles!
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Oh, here's my money box!
0:07:35 > 0:07:39But she is running out of space and she's having a big clear out
0:07:39 > 0:07:41before having new wardrobes installed.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43All this stuff is to go into the car boot sale
0:07:43 > 0:07:47and I've just decided I'm coming home with nothing.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02The Bibby Sapphire is more than halfway to her destination
0:08:02 > 0:08:06and it's time for divers to go into saturation.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Did they reinforce that for Brownie?
0:08:09 > 0:08:10LAUGHTER
0:08:10 > 0:08:15That's not fair, I have lost weight! I'll come out lean and mean.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18For the next few weeks, these chambers will be home.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22When you have done it for so long,
0:08:22 > 0:08:24it's just an everyday job, basically.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Martin, here's your ear drops.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Another day at the office.
0:08:31 > 0:08:36Hello. We are all in, ready. We've got two using five.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Mick, you are in two, yeah? Roger that.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Getting the Clipper Board going here.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44Jeff White is the life support supervisor.
0:08:44 > 0:08:49He can now take the divers to the depth they will be working at.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Are we ready to take the seal?
0:08:51 > 0:08:57So just confirm that you are pushing on doors 23, 11 and 13.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05They've all had to hold the exterior doors
0:09:05 > 0:09:08because we are blowing down the main system.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14On the surface, we breathe in a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Standing by, pressure on the door.
0:09:17 > 0:09:18Going for it, fellas.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23At depth, it's helium and oxygen, which they are pumping in now.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Are you getting it there?
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Yeah, take it to three.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39OK, we're looking good here.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43Jeff toyed with idea of becoming a diver, but decided against it.
0:09:46 > 0:09:51I mean, they're going in there, sealing themselves in a bin.
0:09:51 > 0:09:52For a month.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58I think it takes a special person. HE LAUGHS
0:10:09 > 0:10:12Torry Battery, at the entrance of the harbour,
0:10:12 > 0:10:15is a favourite spot for Billy to walk his dog, Duke.
0:10:17 > 0:10:22I've travelled a lot, but you just come back to your roots, do you?
0:10:26 > 0:10:29He just takes off. He does his own thing.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34His first job was on a trawler
0:10:34 > 0:10:37and he's spent most of his life working on boats.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44You couldn't envisage...now...
0:10:44 > 0:10:47young lads doing what we did, you know, what I did.
0:10:48 > 0:10:54No, you went away to sea, maybe staying for a day,
0:10:54 > 0:10:58shoot away the nets, then three hours later, you're up out of your bed,
0:10:58 > 0:11:02standing on the deck, hauling nets in, gutting fish.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06He was lucky to get his job at the harbour
0:11:06 > 0:11:09because vacancies are never advertised.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Because I'm on the lifeboat crew,
0:11:11 > 0:11:15one of the lads said there was a job coming up where I am now.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19I applied and, fortunately, I got it. It's a good job.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24Even though he has no family connections to the other boatmen,
0:11:24 > 0:11:26unlike half his colleagues.
0:11:28 > 0:11:33They take in their sons, their nephews, and that's...
0:11:33 > 0:11:40I totally understand that. You know, that is the way it is.
0:11:40 > 0:11:45If I lived in Fittie, I would want my son to follow the trend, you know?
0:11:45 > 0:11:47That's the way it is, you know?
0:11:59 > 0:12:01It's an early start at Thainstone Centre,
0:12:01 > 0:12:03on the outskirts of Inverurie.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06We've got a car boot sale the day, with all my rubbish,
0:12:06 > 0:12:08if there's anybody who'll try it.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10It'll take me about half an hour to unload the van,
0:12:10 > 0:12:11cos there's so much stuff.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21There's space for at least 200 cars,
0:12:21 > 0:12:23selling every conceivable household item.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27I dinnae ken half of what's in here, actually.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29We'll just get everything out,
0:12:29 > 0:12:31cos I can't see anything for anything here.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34A Pasta Perfect timer? Aye. Dinnae ken what it's for, like.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Val's roped in her friend Stacey Davidson
0:12:39 > 0:12:42and Crown and Anchor regular Simon Lieske to help her out.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Here, dinnae sell these, I'm wanting to keep these.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46She's come out at half past six in the morning
0:12:46 > 0:12:48to help her adopted ma.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51Cos she says...she's only out to see what she can get, like.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53STACEY LAUGHS
0:12:53 > 0:12:54This is what we're needing.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56I've got a pretty doll's house up here.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59The same doll's house that Val bought for ?6,
0:12:59 > 0:13:02and is hoping to sell for at least ten times that.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06If they want it, they can sort their loo and everything themselves.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09I'm going to ask 80, but I'll take it down to 60.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11I'm nae going to take less than that -
0:13:11 > 0:13:13OK, I ken I didnae pay much for it,
0:13:13 > 0:13:15but I'm nae going to take less that that.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22The sale can attract up to 5,000 people...
0:13:26 > 0:13:28..all of them looking for a bargain.
0:13:28 > 0:13:29Is there no face on it?
0:13:29 > 0:13:32No, there's nae meant to be a face on.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35She's meant to be like that. Here, you could have her for ?4.
0:13:35 > 0:13:36I daren't, honest.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40He'll be back.
0:13:40 > 0:13:41Val, your green light...
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Just take what you can get for it.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47OK? Thank you. Thank you, bye-bye.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51But Val's sales technique is failing to attract any buyers.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Are you nae buying that, you miserable little BLEEP?
0:13:54 > 0:13:55LAUGHTER
0:13:55 > 0:13:57What a... That's what I like.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Hey! You buy something off this stall.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06You dinnae display things properly.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08Oh, excuse me!
0:14:08 > 0:14:11This is the second time I've done this for her.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13She was supposed to get rid of all her rubbish the last time,
0:14:13 > 0:14:16cos she moved house, but she never did, so...
0:14:16 > 0:14:19This is why we're back again, but never mind.
0:14:19 > 0:14:20Better get rid of it the day.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23Look at that doll's house, Mum.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Excuse me - the doll's house, how much do you want? ?60. ?60.
0:14:47 > 0:14:48Yeah, on comms, mate.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54It's 5am on the Bibby Sapphire
0:14:54 > 0:14:57and they're launching the ROV,
0:14:57 > 0:14:58or Remotely Operated Vehicle.
0:15:01 > 0:15:02Here we go...
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Supervisor Dave Gordon can now begin to survey the area
0:15:08 > 0:15:10the divers will be working.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14The vis doesn't look brilliant, does it?
0:15:15 > 0:15:16No.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19The poor visibility is caused
0:15:19 > 0:15:21by a build-up of sediment in the water.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26Yeah, we'll start from here, we'll just go along this side.
0:15:26 > 0:15:27The vis is minging.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Something's come up on sonar now. Aye.
0:15:31 > 0:15:3315m ahead.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37The divers will be installing a flexible pipeline
0:15:37 > 0:15:39and tying it into a manifold...
0:15:44 > 0:15:47..a structure made of pipes and valves to transfer oil and gas.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52Just see the top of the manifold there. There you go, yeah.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58Looks like giant cauliflowers, but it's just marine growth.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04So we're just going to make sure
0:16:04 > 0:16:06there's no scaffolding poles or debris
0:16:06 > 0:16:10that's going to obstruct the laying of the line.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12They won't see the net until they're on it.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18You need a lot of...patience, for this job.
0:16:32 > 0:16:33# Oh, what a beautiful morning... #
0:16:33 > 0:16:36Four of the boatmen are preparing for a job
0:16:36 > 0:16:38that doesn't happen very often.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Come on. Come on, boys, onto that job...!
0:16:50 > 0:16:51We're going away out the channel now,
0:16:51 > 0:16:55heading towards that barge that's lying out without a tug.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58Barges rarely come into the harbour -
0:16:58 > 0:16:59once every 18 months or so.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03I reckon that's probably going out to the barge as well.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06It's going to be a challenging few hours for Gary.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08This is his first time of doing this, like.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12So we'll just have to keep an eye on him, make sure he's OK, ken?
0:17:14 > 0:17:16There's no real training for this,
0:17:16 > 0:17:19considering the guys who I'm learning from
0:17:19 > 0:17:21have only done it a couple of times.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Nothing to worry about, boy - look, steady as a rock.
0:17:25 > 0:17:26LAUGHTER
0:17:29 > 0:17:31The barge is unmanned,
0:17:31 > 0:17:34so the boatmen will be preparing the ropes they need
0:17:34 > 0:17:35to bring her into the harbour.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40So we'll go alongside the barge now and we'll get on board this barge.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46Russell Matthews is going with them
0:17:46 > 0:17:48as a second pair of eyes for the pilot on the tug.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52Once on board, we're going to recover the tow line. Yeah.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54We're going to secure the tug port to starboard,
0:17:54 > 0:17:56quarters on the bridle... Right.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02A loose tow line could catch in the tug's propellers.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Pull this then, Gary. Right you are.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Right, Gary, watch yourself now, please.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17Then they tie on to the tug at the back...
0:18:18 > 0:18:21Right, Gary, grab that, grab that now...
0:18:21 > 0:18:23..which will help to guide her in.
0:18:24 > 0:18:25Right...
0:18:31 > 0:18:34The barge is here to pick up a dive support system
0:18:34 > 0:18:36and take it back to Holland.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38It's a lot cheaper than using a cargo ship.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42With the tugs doing all the work,
0:18:42 > 0:18:45the boatmen can sit back and enjoy the ride.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Spanish Armada.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54LAUGHTER
0:19:03 > 0:19:05It's been a slow start for Val.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07Hello, my dear.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11But her luck may be about to change.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15A bird's just pooped on my picture, just missed my back!
0:19:15 > 0:19:18I tell you, if that's not lucky, I dinnae ken what's nae.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20There you go, my darling.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22A pound each, ?4. ?4.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26Or maybe it's because she's lowered her prices.
0:19:26 > 0:19:2940p, my darling. I'll wrap them in here for you.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32There you go. How's that, now? Nothing else we can sell you?
0:19:32 > 0:19:34I'll pack it, you pay it.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36THEY LAUGH
0:19:36 > 0:19:3850 pence each. 50.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42They're a comfy shoe. You should buy more shoes, they're all there.
0:19:42 > 0:19:43Coming a bit better now,
0:19:43 > 0:19:45I didn't think we were going to do well.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48But I'm just selling my shoes and my handbags for 50 pence,
0:19:48 > 0:19:49cos I just want them away.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Hey, go down there and buy some more stuff down there - go on!
0:19:52 > 0:19:53Thank you. All right.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56If you want it, you have it for ten, cos I'm nae wanting to take it home.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Val even finds a buyer for her unit.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05I'll need to charge you ?45, ?5 delivery,
0:20:05 > 0:20:07and Simon will deliver it.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11But we need to charge you 45, because he would need to... OK.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15Is that OK with you? Right. We'll deliver that to you.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18I'll write a great big "sold" ticket on there for you.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24By midday, most of her stuff is gone.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Look at all this - this is what we've made the day.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32That there, and then Stacey's got a bag of money.
0:20:32 > 0:20:37Seven, eight, nine, ten - 285, 295...
0:20:37 > 0:20:40What's that, 300? ?300. Perfect.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43That'll be nearly all my wardrobe paid, I think.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Well, maybe nae quite, but nae far short of it.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48And I'll just sell my body for the rest.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50SHE LAUGHS
0:21:12 > 0:21:15It takes around 20 minutes to bring the barge into the harbour.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26Boatman Craig Massie is waiting on the quayside to tie her up.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32It's all good experience for the boys who haven't done it before.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Gary will be fine - Fintray loon, born and bred, he'll be fresh.
0:21:36 > 0:21:37He'll be brand-new.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43All hands to the deck
0:21:43 > 0:21:45before the ship hits the sand, you know?
0:21:50 > 0:21:52This is the critical part of the job -
0:21:52 > 0:21:55especially when there are no safety rails on the barge.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Stand back a wee bit, Gary. RADIO: Yeah - she's coming in.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Right. BLEEP, we're going backwards.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07Look - right...pull it...
0:22:09 > 0:22:10Pull the slack, Gary.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Pick up the slack, Norman, pick up the slack.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Pulling in the slack stops the barge from moving
0:22:17 > 0:22:19once the water level rises.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26But it's more of a challenge than Gary anticipated.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Make it fast, Gary.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Other way, other way, figure of eight. Sorry.
0:22:37 > 0:22:38We've all got to learn.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43There we go - successfully tied up. Happy days.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Hi, Dave, that's us with the barge, all fast.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53I didn't expect it to be, like, super-hard,
0:22:53 > 0:22:57but...it was all right, under Alan's guidance.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05That's it alongside - couple of days and it'll be away again.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08OK? See you later on, Phil. Take it easy.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Just another notch on the belt, know what I mean?
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Becoming an all-round boatman.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28With the survey successfully completed,
0:23:28 > 0:23:30the first dive can now go ahead.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Bridge, starboard dive, bell system, 5-0.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Like all dive supervisors,
0:23:38 > 0:23:41Bob Campbell was a diver himself for 35 years.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46I'm too old and blind to do it any more.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49It can be quite physical down there at times -
0:23:49 > 0:23:53you get to a certain age and it's, you know...
0:23:53 > 0:23:55You have enough of living in a box.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Bridge, starboard dive, bell surface, 0-2.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03On our way, Dave.
0:24:07 > 0:24:08OK, Josh.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13OK, it's about a metre to go. Just about there, guys.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16That's it landing.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20That's the diving bell landing on top of the diving bell stage.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24OK, go through your door. Happy with that?
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Bridge, starboard dive, bell at depth, 0.5.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Roger that - put him in the trunk and checking for leaks.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42But there's a problem with one of the hats.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45MONITORS BEEP
0:24:45 > 0:24:47OK, just check his reclaim, Carl.
0:24:48 > 0:24:49Come back.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53No reclaim, got no negative pressure.
0:24:56 > 0:24:57The water trap...
0:24:59 > 0:25:01..it's not sealing.
0:25:01 > 0:25:02Say that again?
0:25:02 > 0:25:04MAN SPEAKS OVER RADIO
0:25:04 > 0:25:05It's leaking a lot.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10The divers use a circular system called reclaim,
0:25:10 > 0:25:13which allows the gas they breathe to be recycled.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19And the dive won't go ahead until it's sorted.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27What we're going to do is get you another valve down
0:25:27 > 0:25:30and...we'll change it out down there.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36Stand-by diver Josh Connolly
0:25:36 > 0:25:39takes it down to the riggers on deck.
0:25:39 > 0:25:40Spot on. Cool.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48The valve is lowered down to the divers.
0:25:50 > 0:25:51Deck dive.
0:25:53 > 0:25:54RADIO: Go ahead.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57Yeah, Murdo, have you got that fitting down there with you yet?
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Yeah. That's the tug leaving...
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Roger that. Come down to 6-0.
0:26:03 > 0:26:046-0, Roger.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07OK, have you got a visual?
0:26:09 > 0:26:11But the poor visibility is making it hard
0:26:11 > 0:26:13for the diver to spot the valve.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17You're still about 7m away on the screen, Juan,
0:26:17 > 0:26:23so if you walk directly astern, or go on about 090...
0:26:23 > 0:26:27I'll just get the ROV to fly up and spot him for you.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29Can you just spot that for me, Dave? Yeah.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31Yeah, 16m, roger that.
0:26:31 > 0:26:36I knew the vis was bad, but this...this is worse than bad.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40We'll spot it first, then they'll lower it down slowly.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43So they just don't land it on top of the divers.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47Deck dive, tug it down 5m and all stop.
0:26:47 > 0:26:48RADIO: Going down five.
0:26:58 > 0:27:03There it goes - just home in on the flasher.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07OK, the ROV's on it, can you see the ROV, Juan?
0:27:07 > 0:27:10You can see some of the divers' bubbles coming up, look.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12So we know we're close to them.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Tug it down five more metres and all stop.
0:27:15 > 0:27:16RADIO: Coming down five.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Yeah, that's what we want, the bag.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23OK, back to the bell with that,
0:27:23 > 0:27:26soon as the tug has cleared to the surface, Juan.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30OK, Carl is just passing you in that valve.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33He's passing you in the bag, it's got the valve in it.
0:27:33 > 0:27:34Well done, there, Carl.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37If we've got a seal on that plunger, we should be good.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46With the reclaim sorted, the divers can start work.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Whenever you're happy, Juan, you can drop to the bottom, mate.
0:27:54 > 0:27:55Roger that.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05There he goes, that's him going down.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08So dark down there - it's kind of an alien environment,
0:28:08 > 0:28:13where you're stepping off into the unknown.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29Coming up, things get steamy on the fuel tanker.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35Glasses are steaming up. I know. Cos you're hot, baby.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38And truck driver Kenny loses patience.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41Nobody will give way to nobody, cos they haven't got time, you see?
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