New saturation system a rescue success
Integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution provider Unique Hydra has had a fine result with its first nine man saturation system.
The 300HS09 Unique Hydra design and built ABS classed saturation dive system was used by a DCN Global dive team in the successful but unexpected rescue of a crew member found onboard a sunken vessel.
The DCN Global diving team on board the DPII vessel Lewek Toucan rescued the cook onboard the vessel Jascon 4 after it capsized off the coast of southern Nigeria during a storm. The Lewek Toucan arrived on the site soon after to commence salvage operations, which also included the recovery of the bodies of those that had gone down with the vessel.
However, much to the surprise of one of the divers, the cook was found alive deep inside the vessel. After stabilizing the cook and placing a helmet and harness onto him, the divers recovered him back to the saturation system and the support team successfully decompressed him after his ordeal.
Mike Jessop, managing director of Unique Hydra said: “This is indeed a great story and our congratulations to the DCN Global team and management for saving the crew member’s life.”
