'I repair things underwater': He braves sharks, stingrays for a living

In this series, people from all walks of life offer an inside – often unfiltered – take on their livelihoods and what keeps them going in their jobs. In this instalment, hear from commercial diver Nicholas Ng as he dives deep into the high-risk yet fulfilling elements of the job, as told to The Straits Times. Iam 35, and I have been a commercial diver since 2021. As a freelance offshore air diver, I help to repair and replace underwater structures for oil and gas companies. I dive to depths of 30m to 50m, with an umbilical connected to the […]... Keep on reading: 'I repair things underwater': He braves sharks, stingrays for a living