Diver lifted off seabed

A diver was lifted off the seabed when their umbilical was caught by a diving bell clump weight adjustment prior to bell recovery.

When moving from the bell to the worksite, a bight of the Starboard Diver 2’s umbilical fouled on the port bell clump weight. When the port bell was raised to a short mark (approximately 10m from deployed position) by the Diving Supervisor, Starboard Diver 2 was lifted off the seabed to a height of approximately 4-5m due to the caught umbilical.

Upon recognition that the diver had been lifted off the seabed, the Diving Supervisor called an ALL STOP and the port bell clump weight was lowered until Starboard Diver 2’s umbilical was cleared. The diver returned to the bell, where he and his equipment was assessed. At no point did the diver lose any of his services. Diver 2 was cleared to return to work using Diver 3’s equipment. (The bell in use was configured to having 3 working divers out of the bell in addition to the bellman).

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