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V4NT0M · 25 Dec 2016 at 17:27

When will the offshore workers who were due home for Christmas make it back home?

As soon as the weather clears up?

Dirk Diggler · 25 Dec 2016 at 17:37

27th, weather permitting.

V4NT0M · 25 Dec 2016 at 17:40

String said:
27th, weather permitting.

Fingers crossed for you!

Are most North Sea rigs affected?

Dirk Diggler · 25 Dec 2016 at 17:46

Red is out of limits, amber is borderline. So mostly northern North Sea, central and south looks fine.

V4NT0M · 25 Dec 2016 at 17:52

String said:
Red is out of limits, amber is borderline. So mostly northern North Sea, central and south looks fine.

Ah, is that a system you use on the rig or something that you can see online?

When will the replacement crew arrive, the same date as you leave?

Hope your Christmas plans haven't been too spoiled.

kiteloopy · 25 Dec 2016 at 17:53

Those video's are mental!

Dirk Diggler · 25 Dec 2016 at 17:55

It's an online service which enables me to view live weather data on every platform in the UK. It requires user account access.

The crew that got held over Christmas can't go off until the oncoming crew arrive. I'm due home on January 3rd so I'm not too bothered.

Rroff · 25 Dec 2016 at 17:55

kiteloopy said:
Those video's are mental!

There is one on youtube somewhere - think its been linked here before - which is even worse.

EDIT:

probably not that much worse actually but the perspective shows it off more.

Dirk Diggler · 25 Dec 2016 at 18:02

kiteloopy said:
Those video's are mental!

Yea, just a bit.

In the second video, near the end you can see the 6" rubber Umbilicals being blown about like shoe laces... it betrays how heavy they actually are. They have been battered off the stairwell and damaged the protection on it.

Tomorrow's forecast is just as bad, but on the plus side no-one's done a stroke of work for 4 days.

Dirk Diggler · 25 Dec 2016 at 18:08

Rroff said:
There is one on youtube somewhere - think its been linked here before - which is even worse.

EDIT:

probably not that much worse actually but the perspective shows it off more.

That's similar weather to what we are experiencing right now, but would feel much worse for those on-board as the sway and swell is just constant. I've experienced that on the Janice and you actually bump into walls just walking down the corridor when the weather is like that. It's comical having a shower on a platform like that as it's such a little space you're having to put your hands out to stop falling into the wall!

Rroff · 25 Dec 2016 at 18:29

I wondered what those things flying across were for a moment thought birds and then was like nah.

Dirk Diggler · 25 Dec 2016 at 18:38

Rroff said:
I wondered what those things flying across were for a moment thought birds and then was like nah.

They are, it's Gulls. Unbelievably hardy.

Diddums · 25 Dec 2016 at 18:42

That's immense String, must be quite the experience. I am actually considering some off shore work myself to save up a bit of cash quicker.

Dirk Diggler · 25 Dec 2016 at 19:05

Diddums said:
That's immense String, must be quite the experience. I am actually considering some off shore work myself to save up a bit of cash quicker.

It's a tough industry to get into right now, mate.

BlueMerle · 26 Dec 2016 at 00:12

Stay safe!

I sailed for years with NCL as a systems manager, so I can relate.

(I loved to remind first timers that the nearest land was only 3 miles away..... straight down!

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