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re: UPDATE 265 Class Liftboat capsizes . New survivor story. Page 77
Posted on 4/14/21 at 3:50 pm to BigBrod81
Posted on 4/14/21 at 3:50 pm to BigBrod81
quote:
BigBrod81
Take a look at the port leg that has cranes wrapped around both forward legs
Now look at the port leg sticking out of the waster...
What happened to the crane? Can it slide off?
This post was edited on 4/14/21 at 3:51 pm
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Posted on 4/14/21 at 3:57 pm to tgrbaitn08
You haven't lived until you board a helicopter that has to hover because the wind wants to push it off the pad. I'm not big, I had to get get someone to hold me so the wind wouldn't blow my arse overboard lol. Then the helicopter doesn't take off straight up, it's like it falls over and then takes off. Your heart skips a few beats with the turbulence. I loved helicopters. Get there fast and get home fast.
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Had the same experience among others, fog, water spout,
warning lights etc.....lost a few years from that stress im sure
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Had the same experience among others, fog, water spout,
warning lights etc.....lost a few years from that stress im sure
Posted on 4/14/21 at 3:58 pm to TDTOM
quote:friend of mine went down in an airlog bird right after the christmas freeze in 89. tail rotor disintegrated either landing or taking off. I think he was the the only survivor.
An air log helicopter blew off the pad during lunch one day because the pilot didn't strap it down while he went eat.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 3:59 pm to choupiquesushi
They had a pretty checkered past.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 4:02 pm to TDTOM
quote:yes the maintenance records on that bird cost them $$$$
They had a pretty checkered past.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 4:03 pm to tgrbaitn08
quote:
Can it slide off?
No chance. But we don't know the shape of the jack-up when it left port. Was it stripped and being moved to another yard for outfitting? Was it just getting put back in commission? Was it being stacked? I don't know. And I'll say this, I've haven't been on one before where the cranes were around the legs but it would shock me if that were possible. No way those cranes, when installed, aren't securely fastened.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 4:10 pm to GeauxTigers0107
quote:
But we don't know the shape of the jack-up when it left port.
It had just come in from a 90 day job...it was still classed and in service. They dont just remove these cranes for the hell of it
quote:
Was it stripped and being moved to another yard for outfitting?
not a chance
quote:
Was it just getting put back in commission?
nope
quote:
Was it being stacked?
nope
It's been working none stop for the past few years...
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Posted on 4/14/21 at 4:17 pm to tgrbaitn08
Gotcha. Wasn't aware of that.
Well no shite huh
quote:
They dont just remove these cranes for the hell of it
Well no shite huh
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Posted on 4/14/21 at 4:22 pm to Monday
Over tourque was the word the pilot would use. Hop Hop Hop on over to the edge of the helipad and swan dive. Rotors poppin' like a muther fricker.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 4:27 pm to gizmothepug
quote:
The 2nd time I ever went in the gulf I had to swing rope, I thought they were bullshiting me a first. That is dangerous as hell and I don’t miss it one bit
Just watched a YouTube video.. frick that
Posted on 4/14/21 at 4:30 pm to GeauxTigers0107
Not sure there is no chance the crane didn't slide off. How secured can it be? The leg has to pass through the base on the regular! Combined with some serious force during capsizing I wouldn't be surprised if any securing present failed.
On the leg you can still see the crane deck & the spinning ring thing which the crane rotates on. This was addressed earlier in the thread.
On the leg you can still see the crane deck & the spinning ring thing which the crane rotates on. This was addressed earlier in the thread.
This post was edited on 4/14/21 at 4:31 pm
Posted on 4/14/21 at 4:32 pm to GeauxTigers0107
quote:
Well no shite huh
Wasnt trying to take a shot at you..Im just curious as to what could have happened to the cranePosted on 4/14/21 at 4:33 pm to tigerfanatic61
quote:
Not sure there is no chance the crane didn't slide off. How secured can it be? The leg has to pass through the base on the regular! Combined with some serious force during capsizing I wouldn't be surprised if any securing present failed.
On the leg you can still see the crane deck & the spinning ring thing which the crane rotates on. This was addressed earlier in the thread.
Yes, its a ringer mounted crane around the leg.....I'm just going to assume the crane came off the ringer and slid down the leg into the water
Posted on 4/14/21 at 4:35 pm to tunechi
quote:
Just watched a YouTube video.. frick that
Posted on 4/14/21 at 4:36 pm to tgrbaitn08
quote:
es, its a ringer mounted crane around the leg.....I'm just going to assume the crane came off the ringer and slid down the leg into the water
Pretty sure that’s a seatrax crane they use on those?!
Posted on 4/14/21 at 4:39 pm to tunechi
quote:
quote:
The 2nd time I ever went in the gulf I had to swing rope, I thought they were bullshiting me a first. That is dangerous as hell and I don’t miss it one bit
Just watched a YouTube video.. frick that
It's not that bad as long as you're only doing it when it can safely be done. With that said, I have done it in not so safe conditions. You should not do it if you haven't been through a training on it and should not do it in any seas at all if you haven't had experience doing it in calm seas.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 4:41 pm to Ol boy
quote:
Pretty sure that’s a seatrax crane they use on those?!
I'm pretty sure Seatrax is the only playa in the big boy game
Just like these
Posted on 4/14/21 at 4:43 pm to LegendInMyMind
quote:
I just watched some videos, and frick all that.
Me too. How in the hell can that be the best way?
I was thinking, "surely they can't just mean a rope they hold onto and then swing out there". But yup, that's it
Posted on 4/14/21 at 4:45 pm to tigerfanatic61
quote:
On the leg you can still see the crane deck & the spinning ring thing which the crane rotates on.
I don't believe that's the crane deck. That's the walkway around the leg so the crew can grease the legs. That cup you see above it is the grease trap. Those legs aren't painted black. That's grease.
Posted on 4/14/21 at 4:48 pm to tgrbaitn08
Tgrbaitn.
I’m with you in that the crane slid down the leg.
I think it slid off. Lot of counterweights,booms swinging,etc. Those are 185 Ton Cranes.
For those not familiar with cranes they sit on a turntable and gravity holds them down due to a counterweight system. They have hook rollers to some what secure it.
All that weight turning over pulled it loose from the turret/turntable. IMO
I’m with you in that the crane slid down the leg.
I think it slid off. Lot of counterweights,booms swinging,etc. Those are 185 Ton Cranes.
For those not familiar with cranes they sit on a turntable and gravity holds them down due to a counterweight system. They have hook rollers to some what secure it.
All that weight turning over pulled it loose from the turret/turntable. IMO
This post was edited on 4/14/21 at 4:52 pm
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