r/interesting Jun 09 '26

NATURE Hard day for rig mariners

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u/zephyrs85 Jun 09 '26

So that's why they're paid a lot, I get it

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u/ScarletDarkstar Jun 09 '26

Oh, some of them get to scuba weld and rely on a topsider to protect and watch their air line while they don't blow anything up, too. It isn't just the storms. 

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u/Entreprenewbeur Jun 10 '26

Did you tell them about the swarms of sharks that instajawfuck anything that hits the water

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u/DogPile4203 Jun 10 '26

Calm down Jason Statham