Helicopter Underwater Escape Training for Houstonia Magazine

This assignment from Houstonia Magazine was a bit of a change from sports, but it was still action packed! I photographed something called Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET). It's a training designed to -- well, it's pretty self explanatory. Lots of people who work in the oil and gas industry must take this course because of potential flights to offshore oil rigs. The writer (and American University alum) Peter Holley can probably describe it a little better as he actually went through the training. I did get soaked, but I managed to keep myself above ground...unlike the trainees. Take a look!