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That week in the Gulf where everything went right for once
We had a 10-day window off Port Fourchon to repair a riser on a platform, and the weather cooperated the whole time. Usually I'm fighting 3-foot swells and zero vis, but we had calm seas and 15 feet of visibility every single dive. My supervisor said it was the best stretch he'd seen in 5 years. Has anyone else ever had a job line up perfectly like that, or am I just jinxing my next one?
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the_oliver4d ago
You mean 2-foot swells, not 3. I was on that job too.
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simonk983d ago
Gotta admit, I was dead set on 3-foot swells for the longest time (like, I argued about it with a buddy for an hour). Seeing your post and re-running the numbers in my head totally flipped my opinion - you're spot on with the 2-foot figure. It's funny how your memory can play tricks on you after a few years, especially when you're focused on something else like the wind. Glad you set the record straight, otherwise I'd still be walking around spreading bad info.
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wright.leo3d ago
The 2-foot vs 3-foot thing is a classic "I swear it was bigger" memory trick. @the_oliver if you were there too, you know the wind was kicking up something fierce that day, making everything feel taller than it actually was. I remember standing on the deck and thinking the water looked like it was going to swallow us whole, but the numbers don't lie. Simon, you're not alone on that one - I've had an hour-long argument about wave heights with my own brother after a job, and we both ended up wrong. It's like our brains are wired to exaggerate when we're scared or focused on something else, like the gear. Glad we got it sorted before anyone called us out publicly for spreading bad info.
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