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Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:27 am to USMEagles
“Are there any women who work offshore?”
Yes for both service and oil companies...had a coworker’s (we were Corp oil) wife (she was a Schlum. Eng) go down offshore in a helicopter..It flipped of course..she was the only survivor...pilot was hit dogging and skimming the water and a wave caught the step of the helicopter...so no autorotate down:(
She was moved to onshore position and they both later transferred to Denver office...
Yes for both service and oil companies...had a coworker’s (we were Corp oil) wife (she was a Schlum. Eng) go down offshore in a helicopter..It flipped of course..she was the only survivor...pilot was hit dogging and skimming the water and a wave caught the step of the helicopter...so no autorotate down:(
She was moved to onshore position and they both later transferred to Denver office...
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:35 am to tgrbaitn08
08 but wouldn't he have had the absolute final say to leave or not?
Also, classmate of my husbands dad died in a helicopter crash when he was in grade school/upper elementary. Worked for Union Oil if I'm not mistaken and they never found his body. Guess that would have been early/mid 80s.
NO ONE had told me anything about this and someone asked the classmate (who wanted to be a flight medic) "even after what happened?" and of course, as I didn't know I asked "what happened?".
Felt like an arse but the guy was gracious and talked freely about it.
Also, classmate of my husbands dad died in a helicopter crash when he was in grade school/upper elementary. Worked for Union Oil if I'm not mistaken and they never found his body. Guess that would have been early/mid 80s.
NO ONE had told me anything about this and someone asked the classmate (who wanted to be a flight medic) "even after what happened?" and of course, as I didn't know I asked "what happened?".
Felt like an arse but the guy was gracious and talked freely about it.Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:41 am to tiger91
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08 but wouldn't he have had the absolute final say to leave or not?
If he was the master of the vessel yes. He could have been relief Capt. There is only one master on the vessel. However there could be multiple crew members with a Capt license
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:41 am to tiger91
My brother told me a story about him a new guy having to go offshore. The new guy was scared to death to get in a helicopter. It was his first flight ever. They took off and got to the coast when a chip light came on and the pilot put it down on the first piece of ground he could find. Get them a new bird and off they go on his second flight. They hit the coast and seagull comes through the front windshield and into the cabin. Dude got in his truck and went to the office and threw his keys on the desk and quit right there.
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:44 am to tgrbaitn08
Maybe I should ask this way ... how do they determine, if ever, who was the "main fault" with? There was talk of smaller companies saying perhaps go no matter what OR of a boat/captain being told ok you don't go, we'll call someone else.
Surely the survivors will know how the decision to leave came about right? I just hate the thought of dead people being slandered/being blamed when just maybe it wasn't their fault/decision.
My heart hurts ya'll. Between these guys and Kori the LSU student, I've lost sleep this week. I cannot even begin to imagine the families and their situation.
Surely the survivors will know how the decision to leave came about right? I just hate the thought of dead people being slandered/being blamed when just maybe it wasn't their fault/decision.
My heart hurts ya'll. Between these guys and Kori the LSU student, I've lost sleep this week. I cannot even begin to imagine the families and their situation.
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:47 am to TDTOM
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My brother told me a story about him a new guy having to go offshore. The new guy was scared to death to get in a helicopter. It was his first flight ever. They took off and got to the coast when a chip light came on and the pilot put it down on the first piece of ground he could find. Get them a new bird and off they go on his second flight. They hit the coast and seagull comes through the front windshield and into the cabin. Dude got in his truck and went to the office and threw his keys on the desk and quit right there.
I'm TRULY liking my office/patient care job more and more and have more and more respect for those who are offshore.
My dad worked off shore during summers when he was in college and my grandfather worked off sure for years. Had a massive heart attack while ON a rig in I guess the early 70s ... back then, I'm told that "back then" if you were sick tough -- you stayed on the rig. In his case, they sent a helicopter out and brought him in .. thank God as he lived several more years BUT but retired after the heart attack.
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:47 am to tiger91
The coast guard, NTSB and Lloyds, who I’m assuming is the insurance company, will all conduct a thorough investigation to see who or what was the cause.
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:49 am to tiger91
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My dad worked off shore during summers when he was in college
As did I, which is why I work behind a desk now. Best life lesson I ever got.
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:51 am to tiger91
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Maybe I should ask this way ... how do they determine, if ever, who was the "main fault" with? There was talk of smaller companies saying perhaps go no matter what OR of a boat/captain being told ok you don't go, we'll call someone else.
They are going to look at emails and correspondence with the hiring company and the vessel company. They will get statements and text or emails from the crew on how the pulse of the captain was when he sailed. Was he pressured? Was he overconfident? Was he a shitty captain? Had he made questionable calls before?
At this point it’s all about the insurance company trying to limit their exposure and the hiring company or vessel company have lil or no say so in how things progress forward.
This post was edited on 4/16/21 at 11:53 am
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:51 am to TDTOM
He ended up drafted to go to Korea during Vietnam ... was a math major and was the guy who figured coordinates for bombing.
Ended up a math/science teacher in a classroom in a small country school away from chaos. But the offshore work did pay for his schooling ... talks from time to time about hitchhiking his way there and back.
Ended up a math/science teacher in a classroom in a small country school away from chaos. But the offshore work did pay for his schooling ... talks from time to time about hitchhiking his way there and back.
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:52 am to TDTOM
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As did I,
used to think that would be cool to do when I was in college, never did but I did go out to some rigs with a friend that would fly tool pushers, sales reps, etc., it looked interesting but that was enough for me
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:54 am to 777Tiger
I was on a production platform. Mostly blasting and painting. The second summer they put me in charge of the temps so I just sat around making sure they didn't fall and fished with the foreman.
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:54 am to tiger91
It’s maritime law which means there will be plenty of blame to go around for everyone. It’s just a matter of assigning which percentage each party was at fault.
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:54 am to tiger91
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Are there any women who work offshore?
I knew one. Furthest thing from a bawette. Petroleum engineer, about 5-2, sorority girl, very pretty. The hardest thing for her was having to prove herself over and over. Guys wouldn't listen and were always testing if she would stand up for herself. She nade the typical rounds through the industry and owns an environmental remediation company now.
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:56 am to Jim Rockford
Good for her!
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:56 am to Jim Rockford
A girl I dated in college was petroleum engineer and would go offshore.
Posted on 4/16/21 at 12:03 pm to TDTOM
From FB
12 PM update- Now 68 hours in. We just had a meeting with USCG, NTSB, DonJon Salvage, and Seacor. From DonJon salvage, they are supporting the dive team, they are saying since this morning, the weather conditions have still been rough but they’ve been able to run lines to numerous entry points. They have still yet to go inside of the boat. We’re unsure why there isn’t more that can be done at some type of way, but this is what we know.
Coast Guard did confirm that one body was found 33 miles from the jackup boat. 6 have been recovered, 2 bodies, and 11 are still confirmed missing. Keep the prayers coming that we can bring our boys back! ????
12 PM update- Now 68 hours in. We just had a meeting with USCG, NTSB, DonJon Salvage, and Seacor. From DonJon salvage, they are supporting the dive team, they are saying since this morning, the weather conditions have still been rough but they’ve been able to run lines to numerous entry points. They have still yet to go inside of the boat. We’re unsure why there isn’t more that can be done at some type of way, but this is what we know.
Coast Guard did confirm that one body was found 33 miles from the jackup boat. 6 have been recovered, 2 bodies, and 11 are still confirmed missing. Keep the prayers coming that we can bring our boys back! ????
Posted on 4/16/21 at 12:05 pm to tigerfanatic61
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They have still yet to go inside of the boat.
Well that ain't worth a shite.
Posted on 4/16/21 at 12:06 pm to TDTOM
Four of my coworkers were female.....we were production eng...when I would get out of the helicopter on the deck and step out there was often a crowd of guys looking up...as soon as I stepped out I could seen disappointed people walking away ...three of them were as op described...company man always laughed when I would report in and say boy you disappointed the crew already....then the rest of the time O ring and engineer jokes....
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