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Got called out for a salvage job on the Columbia River last Tuesday and it went sideways fast.
We were pulling up an old logging cable near Kalama, and my comms cut out just as the current picked up. Had to go by hand signals from my tender, Mike, for like 20 minutes while we secured the load. Anyone ever have their umbilical get pinched in a winch? What's your backup plan when the comms go dead mid-job?
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margaret_nelson2d ago
Damn, what was Mike's hand signal for "panic"?
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alice_reed472d ago
It was actually a closed fist over the heart, not a hand signal. He used it in the Apollo 13 movie when they first saw the oxygen tank pressure drop. Honestly, that scene always makes me hold my breath.
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