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On 17 April 2002, a 44-year-old Norwegian worker on the rig was struck on the head and killed in an industrial accident. The accident resulted in Byford Dolphin losing an exploration contract with Statoil, which expressed concerns with the rig's operating procedures. The incident cost the company millions of US dollars in lost income.
Four divers in a compression chamber system were suddenly decompressed from 9 atm to 1 atm, causing one to be shot out and three to die. The autopsy results showed large amounts of fat in the blood vessels and organs, suggesting boiling of the blood.
Users share their reactions and opinions on the fatal incident that occurred in 1983, when four divers and two tenders were killed by explosive decompression in a diving bell. See the details of the accident, the causes, the consequences, and the comments from the subreddit r/CatastrophicFailure.
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.
24 paź 2024 · On November 5, 1983, at a drilling field in the Norwegian section of the North Sea, a diving bell was hauled up from beneath the ocean and attached to the saturation chambers. Once through...
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...
