Sinking floatel ... (photo heavy) ...

[Kiltie]

... just this minute been emailed these dramatic photos.

They are of a floating accommodation unit which sank this morning in the Gulf of Mexico.

I can't find anything out about it on the web.

I understand that everyone was evacuated before it went down.



















































Cheers,

Eric

[JohnS]

Scary stuff. Looks like the gangway is still attached as well! Glad everyone got off before it went under though.

[Penny-lope]

Did it go completely under?

[ninja-lewis]

Penny-lope said:

Did it go completely under?

Too shallow apparently.

http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article252187.e...

[Chuck328]

At first glance I thought that was one of the "Safe" fleet. "Supporter" no longer seems to be in the fleet, sold renamed "Jupiter" perhaps?

I only wonder as "Safe Supporter" was the first barge I worked on albeit very briefly!

[robinh20mrv]

I was the motorman on the safe lancia 10 years ago, it was a superb place to work!!

[hidetheelephants]

I'm going to have a guess and say that it got hit by a PSV with a wonky DP system. I can't think of any other obvious ways to sink a flotel.

[young_bairn]

What is the supply vessel trying to do?

We are supposed to be staying on a flotel next year (Auk Alpha). Nice..........

[D3APC]

young_bairn said:

What is the supply vessel trying to do?

We are supposed to be staying on a flotel next year (Auk Alpha). Nice..........

Thats the Flotel i work on, MSV Regalia. Supposed to be coming to the Auk for 6 months next year.

[young_bairn]

D3APC said:

Thats the Flotel i work on, MSV Regalia. Supposed to be coming to the Auk for 6 months next year.

Yes that's the one. I will beleive it when I see it but we are supposed to be getting a complete new accomodation a integrated drilling package. Alot of work is still to be completed before we are ready for that.

Any inside tips appreciated if you do make it to the Auk

[eck c]

For anybody that cannot read spannish the big sign below the crane on the second last pic reads Safety First, bit ironic really

[verbarthe]

Could be an accomodation barge that used to be known as the Poly Confidence, really need to see the pontoons out of the water to be sure though?

[mybrainhurts]

..YOU'RE ONLY SUPPOSED TO BLOW THE BLOODY DOORS OFF

[D3APC]

verbarthe said:

Could be an accomodation barge that used to be known as the Poly Confidence, really need to see the pontoons out of the water to be sure though?

I believe she was the old Safe Astoria before Prosafe sold her to Cotemar where she became the Jupiter. One of the older lads that i work with has told me that the Poly Confidence was sold to Diamond Drilling some years ago.

[BlackAl]

late entry:

That is the Jupiter 1, which was the Safe Astoria in former life.

[Hilts]

Thread photobucket fail.

[anonymous-user]

Hilts said:

Thread photobucket fail.

photofket are absolutely disgraceful.