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05-08-2010, 07:04 PM
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Seldom Seen
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Oil rig explosion; firsthand account
Bottom of story, with video. They won't forget that trip,,,,,,
Fishing Trip of a Lifetime! - MudInMyBlood Forums |
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05-09-2010, 08:36 AM
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tks for first hand account....tell me why the engineers did not include a "air sampler" that sniffs out flamable/explosive gases?? and disconnects the backup generator??.......and...at the ocean floor some type of shutoff valve that provides an automatic shutdown of oil flow???-if the surface rig is compromised??(been to the moon.......can't figure out these two items??).............
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05-09-2010, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by nightfighter
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Interesting read. Most (sane) people might not have left the dock that day.
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Originally Posted by trapperpierre
tks for first hand account....tell me why the engineers did not include a "air sampler" that sniffs out flamable/explosive gases?? and disconnects the backup generator??.......and...at the ocean floor some type of shutoff valve that provides an automatic shutdown of oil flow???-if the surface rig is compromised??(been to the moon.......can't figure out these two items??).............
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Read Ken's link below.
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Well worth the read - thanks! |
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05-12-2010, 12:28 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by trapperpierre
tks for first hand account....tell me why the engineers did not include a "air sampler" that sniffs out flamable/explosive gases?? and disconnects the backup generator??.......and...at the ocean floor some type of shutoff valve that provides an automatic shutdown of oil flow???-if the surface rig is compromised??(been to the moon.......can't figure out these two items??).............
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not choosing sides here but believe it or not it harder to work on the bottom of the ocean than in space |
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05-12-2010, 03:46 PM
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Location: Boston, PRofMA
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A bit more...I'm more interested in what technically happened rather than the politics and blame game that eventually will follow :-P
What went wrong at oil rig? A lot, probers find - Yahoo! News
Bad maintenance procedures...ugly things happen in inner space when that happens... |
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05-13-2010, 07:58 AM
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Tks for tech updates
.......thanks for tech updates,,,,,,,,,,,,
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