As an underwater welder on an oil rig off the coast of Nova Scotia, Jack Joseph is used to the immense pressures of deep-sea work. Nothing, however, could prepare him for the pressures of ...

Indiana is not often thought of as a place where underwater welders can thrive—that’s usually reserved for coastal areas. Hooker, though, has indeed thrived, whether through his full-time job with ...

An evolving profession Underwater welding may always be a job that has to be done by humans, instead of machines. According to experts, the work is simply too complex.

For most people hitting rock bottom means hitting the lowest point of their lives, but for Nick Turnbull, hitting rock bottom was the best part of his day. An underwater welder, Turnbull would spend ...

Like any mermaid would do, Bestawy roamed the seas. “I worked in the Red Sea, the Mediterranean and the Suez Canal.” However, Bestawy reflects that her journey to becoming a professional underwater ...