After a career that began on a commercial diving deck, Robbie Champagne built C-Dive around the work he knew firsthand. A purpose-built vessel, a pipeline-removal patent and a new leadership role trace the widening scope of his Louisiana business.
In 2017, while offshore operators were stacking vessels, a three-man Houma diving outfit put a purpose-built saturation ship to work. The bet reveals when expensive, unfashionable infrastructure can become a small company's sharpest edge.