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At the time of the accident, decompression chambers 1 and 2 (along with a third chamber which was not in use at the time) were connected via a trunk to a diving bell. The connection made by the trunk was kept sealed by a clamp operated by Crammond and Saunders, who were experienced divers.
Four divers in a compression chamber system were suddenly decompressed from 9 atm to 1 atm in 1983, resulting in one death and three fatalities. The autopsy results showed massive fat embolism and tissue disintegration due to boiling of the blood.
17 maj 2024 · In 1983, a tragic accident on the Byford Dolphin oil rig resulted in explosive decompression, instantly killing four saturation divers and critically injuring another crew member. The rapid decompression occurred when a diving bell prematurely detached from its chamber due to unsealed chamber doors.
21 lut 2024 · Industrial accidents are sadly commonplace, but few are as horrific as the one that killed five men on the Byford Dolphin oil rig in 1983. Here's what happened.
4 lis 2023 · On 5 November 1983 an explosive decompression incident during a diving operation on the Byford Dolphin rig claimed the lives of five people. Some forty years on, the accident – the terrible...
3 lip 2023 · On November 5, 1983, an accident at the Byford Dolphin oil rig, located in the North Sea off the coast of Norway, cost five people their lives in a particularly horrifying way. The incident...
Available: https://alchetron.com/Byford- Dolphin-1958484-W. [Accessed 22 May 2017]. 2. R. Godo, "Dykkerulykken på Byford Dolphin 5 november 1983 : rapport fra ekspertkommisjonen," Norges Offentlige Utredninger, Oslo, 1984.
