Trinidad and Tobago are two islands located in the Caribbean. These islands draw in hundreds of thousands of tourists each season for the stunning beaches, the rainforests, the music, the food and the culture. While the rest of the world sees these islands as a beautiful place for rest and relaxation, over 1 million people call these islands home. And that was the case for five men, Christopher Boodram, Kazim Ali, Jr., Yusuf Henry, Rishi Nagasaar and Fyzal Kurban. Chris, Kazim, Yusuf, Rishi and Fyzal worked for Land and Marine Construction Services...
Trinidad and Tobago are two islands located in the Caribbean. These islands draw in hundreds of thousands of tourists each season for the stunning beaches, the rainforests, the music, the food and the culture. While the rest of the world sees these islands as a beautiful place for rest and relaxation, over 1 million people call these islands home. And that was the case for five men, Christopher Boodram, Kazim Ali, Jr., Yusuf Henry, Rishi Nagasaar and Fyzal Kurban. Chris, Kazim, Yusuf, Rishi and Fyzal worked for Land and Marine Construction Services Limited or LMCS as professional divers who spent their days working on underwater pipelines. Friday, February 25, 2022, would begin like any other – these five men were instructed to conduct maintenance on an underwater pipeline. While the five men were within a hyperbaric chamber placed on a riser at Berth 6 of the pipeline, the unthinkable happened. While deflating a newly placed plug that was within the pipeline, the pressure differential created a vortex of water, air, and divers. The five men were sucked instantly into the pipeline and forced to fight for their lives in nothing but water, oil and darkness. Finding little air pockets that were unfortunately filled with contaminated air, the men had hope and were going to fight to survive. But would anyone make it out of the pipeline alive? Would rescue ever come? Listen to hear the story of five men whose struggle for survival would end in an unimaginable tragedy.
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