A North Korean defector lives a dangerous life as a compressor diver deep beneath the sea.
Close to the border with North Korea, the sea teems with small South Korean fishing boats.
It is early in the morning and a plentiful fishing ground, which has been closed for the winter, is about to be opened up to the eager divers on board the boats.
They know a bountiful catch awaits the quickest and bravest among them.
But this sea holds many dangers, especially for compressor divers like 50-year-old Park Myongho.
Wearing a heavy diving suit, helmet and lead weights, Park relies upon a single hose to deliver air to him as he tries to catch octopuses and other sea creatures on the seabed. If the hose gets tangled up or caught on something, it means certain death.
«A compressor diver is always standing between life and death,» Park explains.
He has seen other divers die and knows that even for those who survive, the long-term health consequences of such a dangerous profession can be severe.
