We visit Jon Council at the Avalon Dive Museum on Catalina Island. He talks with us about the Historical Dive Society and what they are all about! We had a blast talking with Jon about his mission and passion in diving. A great episode full of amazing stories you will want to listen to over and over. Please visit HDS.org for more info and to become a member! We feel that preserving our Dive history is very important!

We love talking to our young up and coming divers! Topside welder, super scuba diver turned commercial diver scumbag. DIT graduate, Jollie, comes on the show and talks about life as a commercial diver in his first two years. This dude has done a lot in his first two years and tells us all about it.

Double snaps! We talk diving, guns, and policing with Jack AKA Ambrosia Terrebonne, Instagram and YouTube personality. A subject matter enthusiast, commercial diver turned police officer joins us in a special cross pod episode with law enforcement podcast, Blueline Millenial. Fun episode and great information for anybody interested in commercial diving, police work, or 2nd amendment rights. An amazing episode with something for everyone. Follow Jack on Instagram @ambrosiaterrebonne and Blueline Millennial @bluelinemillennialpodcast

We talk about diving in the sh#t, literally. Poop diver extraordinaire, former pilebutt (piledriver) apprentice by way of So Cal, we welcome Alex Carrasco, 2 year diver. He talks about the challenges, excitement, and expectations after graduating from DIT. A great story for any young tradesman wanting to make the jump into commercial diving.

We sit down and talk with Christopher Martin and Joe Dituri about starting a national diver's union in the USA. Many commercial divers are unrepresented and fall victim to unsafe working conditions. Listen as Deep 6 plans to fix all that. An episode that’s sure to further the discussion of diver wages and accountability in maritime accidents. Please log onto Deep6divers.org for more information about their mission goals! The Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack is a diving podcast focusing on industrial diving. We also cover anything related to diving, water, beer, whiskey, diver lifestyle, small businesses supporting the dive pirate lyfe, and anything else we want to talk about!! Listen in every Tuesday for new episodes! Drop us a line at [email protected]

We welcome our listeners back for another season! We start off with a very important episode. Joining us is Eric Kampert, the director of OSHA, (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), maritime and executive director Phil Newsum of ADCI. We talk about the recent diver deaths and the steps being taken to stop Delta P fatalities. 

This is also the debut episode of new co-host Christopher Lemons.

What to expect in the upcoming season of the Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack. A season two trailer with some big news! Stay tuned for new episodes of BDDS!

On September 18, 2012, while doing routine maintenance work on an underwater structure at the Huntington oilfield in the North Sea, Chris Lemons' dive umbilical was severed almost 100 meters down. With his main breathing gas cut off and only about 6 minutes of gas left in his bailout, Lemons soon fell unconscious. Freezing and alone in the dark, things definitely looked grim for Chris.

Despite being in the frigid water without air for around 30 minutes, and for reasons that no one has been able to explain, Chris survived after being rescued by divers Dave Yuasa and Duncan Allcock.

This has been documented in a feature film entitled "Last Breath" and can be found on Netflix. 

Chris comes on the podcast to talk about his amazing ordeal and life after the incident. We cover a variety of topics from diving safety, misconceptions about commercial diving, how he dealt with his return to diving, and have a few beers in typical Bottom Dwellers fashion. An episode that you do not want to miss! We had a blast talking with Chris lemons and had an amazing chat with him. I am sure you will hear more from him on future episodes as well! 

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Our one year anniversary special!! We talk about our first year doing this commercial diving podcast. We talk about our great guests and episodes. Join us as we look back on a year of our commercial dive podcast!

We have a fun conversation as Marni comes into the dive shack. She is the first female commercial saturation diver in the Gulf of Mexico. She tells us about her journey starting out and where she is now. She talks about the trials and successes from the field into the office. She’s an amazing woman and blue collar through and through. She talks about her love for diving and life in sat. She also talks about being a mother in the commercial diving business and the challenges it brings.