Phoenix International Holdings divers recently completed an underwater inspection in lieu of drydocking (UWILD) for Talos Energy's Thunderhawk platform at MC-736-A in the Gulf of Mexico.
Using a deep air package and a dive crew consisting of six divers, six tenders and one supervisor, Phoenix worked 16-hour days diving nonstop for 36 days and completed 164 dives (155 Sur/D O2 dives and 8 No/D).
Completed tasks included magnetic particle inspection of 119 welds, close visual inspection of 300 welds and general visual inspection of 200 welds.
Phoenix has worked on offshore oil and gas facilities in the Gulf of Mexico for more than two decades, offering nondestructive testing to help maintain quality of assets.
