Seismic vessel burning up and sinking

[HowMuchLonger]

NDA said:

HowMuchLonger said:

It is even stranger looking at an anchor handling vessel upside down. Rather harrowing actually.

First like this:


Look away for a few minutes then see this:

How did/why did that happen?

At the time the vessel was handling the anchors for the semi-sub rig. Flat seas (although this was contested - I saw flat seas).
Apparently the vessel was required to turn in one direction (say left), but instead it turned the other way. The weight of the anchor was the put over the side of the vessel which ended up rolling it.

A tragedy that should not have happened, made worse by the skippers son being on board for work experience.

The nimrods were overhead quite quickly, but unfortunately the divers were not so quick on the scene.

I do remember finally being evacuated by sea king, crammed in on the floor with a very dodgy landing. It actually felt like the helicopter was about to flip.

[Taffer]

NDA said:

HowMuchLonger said:

It is even stranger looking at an anchor handling vessel upside down. Rather harrowing actually.

First like this:


Look away for a few minutes then see this:

How did/why did that happen?

If you have the time, you can read the official report (translated from Norwegian):

http://www.regjeringen.no/pages/2061386/PDFS/NOU20...

If you're short on time, here are a couple of animations from the investigation showing the position of the Dolphin w.r.t the rig, and the capsizing of the vessel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WIdk4H0vvs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b38woxy6IRc

[perdu]

Awesome series of pictures

How terrible to see her getting lower and lower, did they drop the cable much before the inevitable? Seems to be under tow pretty well all the way to the end.

[Mojocvh]

Horrendous and frighting how disaster can sneak up on you like that.

[Melvin Udall]

Unfortunately, whilst Mojocvh was posting that his house collapsed.

[mrmaggit]

Bit of a dramatic way of putting the fire out.

[Mojocvh]

Melvin Udall said:

Unfortunately, whilst Mojocvh was posting that his house collapsed.

Yeah man .

[TheHeretic]

mrmaggit said:

Bit of a dramatic way of putting the fire out.

Well, of it burns, nothing may not be salvageable, but an unmelted boat, at the bottom is salvageable, I suppose. I doubt they sank it on purpose, however.

[NDA]

Taffer said:

If you have the time, you can read the official report (translated from Norwegian):

http://www.regjeringen.no/pages/2061386/PDFS/NOU20...

If you're short on time, here are a couple of animations from the investigation showing the position of the Dolphin w.r.t the rig, and the capsizing of the vessel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WIdk4H0vvs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b38woxy6IRc

Very interesting - and a tragic accident..... Thanks for taking the time to post the info. I did read it.

[King Herald]

Mojocvh said:

Horrendous and frighting how disaster can sneak up on you like that.

I have been told the fire started in the ships laundry, which, apparently, is the most common cause of fires at sea.

Nothing exciting like overheating turbos, fuel lines rupturing, just good old dryer lint catching fire.

[Vieste]

NDA said:

HowMuchLonger said:

It is even stranger looking at an anchor handling vessel upside down. Rather harrowing actually.

First like this:


Look away for a few minutes then see this:

How did/why did that happen?

The front fell off.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM

[Taffer]

Vieste said:

NDA said:

HowMuchLonger said:

It is even stranger looking at an anchor handling vessel upside down. Rather harrowing actually.

First like this:


Look away for a few minutes then see this:

How did/why did that happen?

The front fell off.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM

Hopefully the relatives of the 8 crew who died will find that funnier than I did.

[Simpo Two]

There will always be somebody who is affected personally by such things, but it doesn't mean nobody else can enjoy them.

[anonymous-user]

King Herald said:

I heard rumour it was actually pumped full of water by the monitors off the tug boats.

Could be. This caused a lot of problems for ships in the Falklands. Excellent seqeunce of pics. Thanks for sharing.

NDA said:

But the ocean swallowing up a boat is an incredible and terrifying sight.

On a clear day with calm seas the outline of HMS Antelope can just be made out, sitting on the bottom of Falkland Sound. That's pretty chilling.

[TheHeretic]

Simpo Two said:

There will always be somebody who is affected personally by such things, but it doesn't mean nobody else can enjoy them.

Having worked on seismic vessels, they have a very dark sense of humour. There is no need to be offended on their behalf.

[King Herald]

TheHeretic said:

Simpo Two said:

There will always be somebody who is affected personally by such things, but it doesn't mean nobody else can enjoy them.

Having worked on seismic vessels, they have a very dark sense of humour. There is no need to be offended on their behalf.

We lost a guy off our 'fleet' a couple of years ago, drowned, spent a week scouring the area with a dozen boats and ships, plus Coast Guard chopper and plane, but we couldn't even find his body.

That was in the Gulf of Mexico, and he fell overboard when a small-boat personnel transfer was going on.

It is just a job really, but things can turn very nasty very quickly, so a dark/forgiving/warped sense of humour is essential. I've seen some weird and wonderful things in the 18 years I've been doing it.

[NDA]

King Herald said:

We lost a guy off our 'fleet' a couple of years ago, drowned, spent a week scouring the area with a dozen boats and ships, plus Coast Guard chopper and plane, but we couldn't even find his body.

That was in the Gulf of Mexico, and he fell overboard when a small-boat personnel transfer was going on.

It is just a job really, but things can turn very nasty very quickly, so a dark/forgiving/warped sense of humour is essential. I've seen some weird and wonderful things in the 18 years I've been doing it.

Horrid to think about.....

I fell out of my boat at 50 knots the other year (I was being a prat), so your comment about the sea turning nasty in an instant resonates... I was lucky to survive.