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My primary light cut out at 90 feet during a hull inspection
We were working on a barge in the Mobile River last Thursday, and my main HID light just went dark without any warning. I switched to my backup handheld, finished the section, and called the dive. What's your go-to move when your main light fails on a dark job?
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the_reese1mo ago
That's a real gut check moment right there. Been in that same dark soup on a wreck with a dead primary. My go-to is to freeze for a second, get a hand on the structure, and then get the backup lit. The key is having that backup on your body, not clipped off somewhere you can't find it. Then it's just slow and steady to a safe point to call it. Lights are tools, and tools fail.
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oscar7121mo ago
Sounds like @the_reese and I both learned to keep our backups close the hard way, fumbling in the dark.
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dakota_nelson431mo agoMost Upvoted
Honestly, I don't freeze at all. My training drilled in to just immediately go for the backup light without stopping. That second of stillness feels like wasted time when you're already blind. I keep mine on my left wrist, so my hand goes right to it while my other one stays on the line or the wreck.
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