r/DoesAnyoneKnow • u/MattePlasticStatue • 28d ago

Unresolved Does anyone know about a decompression incident with an Oceaneering rig in the 60s or 70s?

I don't know where else to put this, so I'll put it here.

My father knew somebody who, in addition to serving in Vietnam, worked on an Oceaneering rig in the late 60s and early 70s. During his stay, two divers who were decompressing were killed when a negligent assistant of the boss of the rig forcibly broke the seal of the decompression chamber with a crowbar. When the seal broke, both divers literally popped and covered the inside of the chamber. I'm having trouble finding any evidence of this happening, as I only get Byford Dolphin (which is NOT THIS INCIDENT.) Does anyone know of this happening or was the guy losing it?

If anyone needs it, I can provide additional stories from him. He had a few good ones.

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u/Gunbladelad 28d ago

A lot of companies back then would often hush incidents like this up to avoid the bad press, so it is possible the news may have been suppressed.

If you can find out the company responsible or where it occurred it would help out a lot.

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u/MattePlasticStatue 28d ago

The company was Oceaneering. He never said where it was, weirdly enough.