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Posted on 5/3/10 at 10:05 am to TigerFred
Shank, you are correct, they should have a supply of those already built and stored in various areas of the gulf for emergencies such as this. But they do not, because what happened is impossible to happen.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 10:07 am to Shankopotomus
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How are they packaged for delivery to the rig? I would also guess that they are carefully torqued. How do they measure the applied torque? Torque gauge, direct tension indicators? Double grunt method?
Bolts are attached using a large, pneumatic torque wrench. The bolts are inspected yearly by certified inspectors (Hadco,Reel,etc..)And obviously between each well they are inspected on the rig by rig personnel.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 10:08 am to jeffsdad
Ok so y'all are saying the 1st automobile should have had airbags in them because they knew head on collisions were gonna happen and this would help
Posted on 5/3/10 at 10:09 am to jeffsdad
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they should have a supply of those already built and stored in various areas of the gulf for emergencies such as this. But they do not, because what happened is NEARLY impossible to happen.
FIFY
And, all citizens should be issued meteorite strike protection suits, because it COULD happen.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 10:11 am to Carnage
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Carnage
How you hanging in there man?
Posted on 5/3/10 at 10:14 am to mylsuhat
Boats are not allowed to tie up to the DWH. And actually fishing vessels are requested to stay 100 meters away from the rig due to the possibility of fishing line getting entangled in the thrusters.
The only time a work/supply boat is ever connected to the Horizon is when they are taking on mud, pot water, etc... And even then the only connection is the transfer hose.
The only time a work/supply boat is ever connected to the Horizon is when they are taking on mud, pot water, etc... And even then the only connection is the transfer hose.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 10:14 am to Shankopotomus
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So here is the part that pisses me off....why the heck are they just now BUILDING what they need to alleviate the problem? Wouldn't it be a good idea to already have such apparatus built and stored in an emergency warehouse somewhere to immediately disperse when necessary? I mean seriously, think about the logic here. It is like having a fire extinguisher in your building in 25 parts which says "In case of emergency, please assemble"
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Posted on 5/3/10 at 10:15 am to Carnage
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The only time a work/supply boat is ever connected to the Horizon is when they are taking on mud, pot water, etc... And even then the only connection is the transfer hose.
Right, wasnt the work boat offloading mud at the time?
Posted on 5/3/10 at 10:17 am to tgrbaitn08
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The fishing story and this guy saying that the power was shut down and the E-gens started up which blew up the rig is hard to believe. If the rig was in the middle of an emergency they wouldn't shut the power down. I would suspect that someone would want to talk to this guy. If his story is true his boat could have caused the explosion. His story has so many holes in it that it isn't believable to me.
When the gas hit the rig it got into the engine spaces causing the engines to overspeed. They exploded and were blown from the rig. These are HUGE engine, easily 10ft high and 20 ft long.
When the engines exploded it wiped out ALL power. Emergency generators and all were down.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 10:18 am to lsugradman
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Right, wasnt the work boat offloading mud at the time?
According to the guy that called in on the Mark Levin show there was a Tidewater Boat unloading mud.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 10:19 am to Carnage
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How you hanging in there man?
I am doing well, thank you. Each memorial service that I have been able to attend has really been difficult but it is easy to see what we talk about when we talk about our "offshore family". So much support for these men and their families.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 10:20 am to Shankopotomus
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smartass
I'm being 100% serious, at least in the part where they should have one of these sitting around somewhere.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 10:21 am to Carnage
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And obviously between each well they are inspected on the rig by rig personnel.
They reuse these bolts with a visual inspection???? WOW, that surprises me.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 10:21 am to Bussemer
There was one in Italy.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 10:22 am to Bussemer
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According to the guy that called in on the Mark Levin show there was a Tidewater Boat unloading mud.
This is a little fuzzy for me as well. My understanding is that they were backloading the mud as they were displacing to sea water. What I am unsure of is if the rig was still backloading mud when they opened the well back up. I do not believe they were.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 10:26 am to Carnage
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. Each memorial service that I have been able to attend has really been difficult but it is easy to see what we talk about when we talk about our "offshore family". So much support for these men and their families.
Glad to hear you're doing well. I didn't know any of your 11 family members, but I did recognize some of the names. From all of our family over on this side, our hearts and prayers go out to you and all your family.
I've never had to go to a memorial service for this sort of thing, and I hope I never have to.
Stay strong Carnage
Posted on 5/3/10 at 10:26 am to TigerFred
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His story has so many holes in it that it isn't believable to me.
Fred, what isn't believable about the fishing story?
Posted on 5/3/10 at 10:28 am to BlueCrab
I believe his story. I have pictures of them assisting with the rescue. However, his details of why the rig exploded are wrong. Needless to say he and his friends are lucky to be alive.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 10:33 am to Carnage
There was a guy on the board that was within 20 or 30 miles of the rig fishing when it exploded. They went over and helped out looking for survivors and doing anything they could do. He had posted in the first sticky thread we had about the explosion. I don't recall who the poster was or anything. I wonder if this was him and his friends?
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