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To: epluribus_2

When is the last time an oil rig collapsed?


2 posted on 05/02/2010 7:36:40 AM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it! www.FairTaxNation.com)
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To: Man50D

been mucho yrs since I was on one but true....this doesnt “JUST” happen!


20 posted on 05/02/2010 7:57:38 AM PDT by rrrod
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When is the last time an oil rig collapsed?

This one didn't collapse, it sank. It was essentially a twin hulled boat, held in place by proppellors (thrusters) and a fancy control system.

So the proper question was:

When was the last time an oil platform sank and the blowout protector did not work and remote submermissibles couldn't shut it off either?

73 posted on 05/02/2010 10:04:47 AM PDT by El Gato ("The second amendment is the reset button of the US constitution"-Doug McKay)
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