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Why Norwegians are so security-minded
Titania (gone for lunch) Started conversation Sep 1, 2004
...when it comes to oil platforms might have something to do with the Alexander Kielland tragedy:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/27/newsid_2531000/2531091.stm
I visited Stavanger one or two years later and from the harbour I could see the platform floating up and down, with its legs in the air...
Why Norwegians are so security-minded
Smudger879n Posted Sep 2, 2004
I was on board the sister rig to the Alexander Kielland at the time it went over
They flew us all off, then week later we returned expecting to see a different rig, but all we saw was the same one with extra bracing welded in
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