LG&E Mill Creek Diving Accident with Fatality re Jaxxyn Wood

Everything you wanted to know about underwater welding and then some! Jordan shares his expertise and insight in this great episode that's beneficial for the youngsters in the trade. We break down some of the myths and misconceptions as well as talk about some cold hard truths related to welding and burning underwater! This episode is brought to you by Ocean Eye Inc. (OceaneyeInc.com) and Delise and Hall "The Diver's Attorneys" divelawyer.com

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How can we prepare and protect ourselves when working a hurricane? Is this the big one for divers? Maybe? What lessons can we learn from Katrina 16 years ago? Be sure to check out our YouTube as well! https://youtu.be/-IFgGB8UuoU Thanks to Bobby Delise for coming on! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebottomdwellersds/message

We speak with Robert Trahan, a saturation diver from the 70's and 80's. A truly amazing story about grit and bad assery! You will love this episode about a real diver from the golden age. 

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Part two of our interview with Dave Dodd. We talk about his career in the Army and his role in the ADCI. A great episode and conclusion to his interview. Dave tells us the story of his flight in the WASP while working with the Army and Oceaneering on a secret salvage mission. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebottomdwellersds/message

An episode near and dear to me with my mentor, instructor, and friend David Dodd. We reminisce about diving in Florida and talk about Dave's career as an Army Diver, Instructor, and commercial diver. Currently serving as the Vice President for ADCI. Don't forget to visit our sponsors for this episode RentalToolsOnline.com and PressureJunkiez.com Please leave a review, follow, subscribe! Very important to help keep us going!

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We sit down with Les Joiner. One of our diving pioneers and a master educator. Les was the president of Ocean Corp in Texas for over 30 years. He talks about the early days, talks about dive schools, and shares a heartwarming story about our friend Les Gorski. Les also has a great talk with me about alcohol dependency. He talks about his ongoing battle with alcohol and how to get off and stay off the sauce. Whether you're old, young, or drunk, this episode is for you! Go to LesJoiner.com for more info about Les! Visit TheBottomDwellers.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebottomdwellersds/message

Tragic news, a second death occurred at LG&E Mill Creek station on July 28th. An HVAC contractor was found unresponsive in a hot building. This is 9 days after the death of Jaxxyn. What is going on at Mill Creek?! This story was broken by, Breya Jones a reporter for Wfpl.org. For continuing coverage of the Jaxxyn Lee Wood tragedy go to thebottomdwellers.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebottomdwellersds/message

We start off with a final summary and update regarding the dive accident at LG&E Mill Creek generating station resulting in the fatality of Jaxxyn Lee Wood. We talk about what we know so far about the tragedy and about Jaxxyn. We then speak with Bobby Delise, attorney, and talk about what to do when the unthinkable happens and how to prepare yourself and your family. For more info on what rights you have as a diver go to divelawyer.com. You can also contact Bobby for consultation. A can't miss episode for the commercial diver and anyone that dives. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebottomdwellersds/message

ADCI official comments on the recent diver fatality of Jaxxyn Wood, at LG&E Mill Creek generating station, and delta p related industry accidents. We also interview Phil and talk about the role of ADCI as well as getting to know our executive director. ADCI, (The Association of Diving Contractors International), was founded in 1968 by a small group of diving companies. Their goal was to create a non-profit organization that would cultivate and promote commerical diving, establish uniform safe standards for commerical divers, and encourage industry-wide observance of these standards. Visit theBottomDwellers.com and adci-int.org for more information on commercial diving and standard operations. 

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We speak with Marianna about being a new entry level diver and engineer. Her impressions of working underwater. A really good interview for an entry level diver starting out in the engineering field. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebottomdwellersds/message