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2150' Pipeline Repair
Pictures and text from Tom Weeks

click to enlarge	WASP going over the side with the rig (Ocean Voyager) flare in the background. 650fsw going down to close valves to terminate the well test.
	Blind flange of an 8 inch pipeline. Tie in to be installed by the WASP in 2150 fsw.
	Bad section cut out by the WASP using a guillotine saw.
	8 inch blind flange to be removed.
	Blind flange removed from 8 inch pipeline.
	Metrology, measuring the distance, angle, and differential elevation between the two flange faces.
	WASP Operator, Tom Weeks removing bolts from bolt tray on the ROV Millennium 3 to be installed in the horizontal tie-in.
	Torqing bolts on the made up flange.
	WASP Operator, Tom Weeks celebrating with a cuban stogie and sunglasses after his last dive to 2150 fsw, the world's deepest pipeline repair. Looks like the WASP's future is so bright, they have to wear shades!
	The Tom Suit; much more maneuverability and dexterity but depth is only 5.5 fsw.