Five individuals lost their life in the Byford Dolphin disaster, and a diver has cautioned anybody researching the story.
The Byford Dolphin, a semi-submersible oil rig often used in the North Sea, had four divers and one crew member on board on November 5, 1983.
The team of divers was assigned to dig 20,000 feet below the earth’s crust. The divers would often do construction work on oil rigs.
Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest peak at 19,000 feet, is comparable to this. Unfortunately, the diving bell was opened incorrectly.
While still under pressure, resulting in a tremendous burst of air that instantaneously killed all five individuals due to catastrophic decompression.
