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Old 09-08-2009, 12:09 PM
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For you guys that dont get to see much stuff from Offshore!! Here are a few Pictures from a platform burning down!!!
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Old 09-08-2009, 12:12 PM
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When and where? did you get to take thoe pics?
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W do you know what platform this is? and what company it is?
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Old 09-08-2009, 12:19 PM
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He got out of SC and found them on another site....or maybe he took his personal remote control helicopter out there.

Ya know, I bet it's tough to drive one of those from the inside. How do you do it W?
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Old 09-08-2009, 12:31 PM
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Man that is terrible. An old buddy of mine was on a rig fire.
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Old 09-08-2009, 12:55 PM
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looks like a hot fire...
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Old 09-08-2009, 12:59 PM
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looks like a hot fire...
Thanks for pointing that out.....................i couldn't resist......
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Old 09-08-2009, 01:04 PM
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Thanks for pointing that out.....................i couldn't resist......
How long you been sittin on that pic??
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Actually found it a few days ago.........just waiting for the right time...........but still not the person I really wanted to use it on. but oh well.....could not pass up this opportunity
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***** bay... thanks bro... ya got some green on that one
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Old 09-08-2009, 01:14 PM
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back at ya on the green
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Old 09-08-2009, 01:22 PM
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A boat ran into the platform and blew a gas pipeline......Time frame was somewhere after Hurricane IKE
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You guys are dealing green and not hooking me up? I'll just call my other dealer


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That looks like the Piper Alpha fire in the North Sea.
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I beleive that is EI 297 or some such, my Gas sales line goes over that structure, I think maybe belongs Apache
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I beleive that is EI 297 or some such, my Gas sales line goes over that structure, I think maybe belongs Apache

I think your right Rob....

I was on that location when it blew.. I put the fire out with 2-30lb "purple-K" Dry Chemical extingishers in about 20 minutes..
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I think your right Rob....

I was on that location when it blew.. I put the fire out with 2-30lb "purple-K" Dry Chemical extingishers in about 20 minutes..


yeah right... and im captain obvious !!!! *****
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It's a good thing you did not post these pics yesterday.....or Hopedale Hustler may have backed out of his new job....21 days from now we will hear some stories...
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yeah right... and im captain obvious !!!! *****
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I think your right Rob....

I was on that location when it blew.. I put the fire out with 2-30lb "purple-K" Dry Chemical extingishers in about 20 minutes..
Must have had a couple of them doobs for that one
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