r/interesting • u/PPNed1999 • 10h ago
Just Wow Insane marine Risky Job !
Loading / unloading a pipeline tube at sea ( unknown location but most probably north sea )
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u/thebadgerx 9h ago
Why would you unload/reload at sea? Why not do it at the port, during calm weather?
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u/LeftLiner 9h ago
Probably because the sea is where the pipeline is.
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u/thebadgerx 9h ago
Why not do the work only during calm weather? That's the normal practice.
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u/LeftLiner 9h ago
Because the boat is where it is and the weather is where it is and you can only wait so long?
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u/thebadgerx 9h ago
And that kind of thinking is going to get people injured or killed, and machinery/ship/platform damaged.
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u/LeftLiner 9h ago
I'm sure there's safer ways of doing what they're doing in this clip, but to think you can just wait until it's calm at sea is naive.
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u/thebadgerx 9h ago edited 8h ago
But you do plan your construction work to avoid the stormy months and you do watch for weather forecasts before you set out on the day.
Imagine someone had been injured in the video... In a developed country, the work would be stopped for several days/weeks until the investigation is complete. That would end up costing the company more in terms of lost time and fines.
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u/Responsible_Owl4661 5h ago
There's not enough room on the ships for all the different sizes of pipe needed. So, the unused pipe goes off and the next size needed gets lifted onboard. Just not in rough seas. This video is used as a "Stop the Job" and "Line of Fire" example during safety meetings.
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u/MudWallHoller 8h ago
So many violations in one video. Well done.
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u/Tasty_Possible_1597 6h ago
Yeah, I don't know what ship this is or what labour laws they're working under, but this is the reason that it's not done like this on any reputable ship.
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u/MudWallHoller 5h ago
I only know military and I was an engineer but I'm guessing there should be a rigging master, hard hats, and a line handler on each corner. Sure as shit not what is going on here.
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u/Flaky-Strawberry9561 6h ago
This is why you put a clove hitch on either end with long tag lines and use something heavy to use as a hold back.
Once the load is floating and controlled, you run that bitch up in high gear and get it away from the workers
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u/9447044 10h ago
Half the adulting subreddit is people complaining about having to get a job.
Meanwhile these dudes are gone for 8 months out of the year, lose 2 dudes a voyage to bring home 52k usd
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u/Glum_Opening_2218 9h ago
Pretty sure they're complaining about the lack of good paying jobs, not about getting a job.
Most people would love a job if it paid a livable wage.
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u/jappe010 9h ago
All wages are livable. It just depends on how you prefer to live. And how long.
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u/Glum_Opening_2218 9h ago
I would prefer my liege give me enough grain to survive the winter.
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u/Shankar_0 8h ago
They seem to have many people down there for no particular reason.
If you are going put men in harm's way like that, they should be holding guide ropes to... you know, prevent this from happening.
What job are they doing right now? What role are they fulfilling?
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u/sush-dev 10h ago edited 9h ago
Crazy I just watched a documentary about that ship (the Pioneering Spirit) Edit: The documentary was an episode from Season 3 of Impossible Engineering
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u/stretch_limbo 9h ago
What was the documentary called? Was it good?
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u/sush-dev 9h ago
An episode from Season 3 of Impossible Engineering. A great watch. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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u/gijoe50000 4h ago
WTF... It's just a matter of time until you get crushed to death.
Maybe not today, if you're lucky.. But probably tomorrow.
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