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Sven Nielsen is a diver for Pacific Environmental Corporation, part of the salvage response team, and one our experts!
Background:
25 years of being a certified diver.
Q. How long have you been a certified diver?
A. 25 years
Q. Could you describe the type of diving you did in reference to the response to the Pacific Paradise?
A. So the kind of diving we did today is commercial diving, it is salvage orientated, so we are basically taking measurements underwater, wielding underwater and cutting underwater.
Q. What factors do you look for when you are diving upon an aground vessel like the Pacific Paradise?
A. You look for any kind of obstructions, because you are in limited visibility so you might have the chance to getting wrapped up in any rope or debris thats underwater that you might not see. You have to avoid mixing up the debris that is settled at the bottom, because it cuts your visibility down. So you just want to move nice and slow and relaxed and be mindful of your surroundings.
Q. What has been the biggest challenge for you responding to the pacific paradise incident?
A. Personally it is hard being away from home for many many hours you miss your kid or kids. Professionally I don’t have a problem with it work is work, it pays money either way.
| Date Taken: | 11.22.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 11.22.2017 16:01 |
| Story ID: | 256365 |
| Location: | HONOLULU, HAWAII, US |
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