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When a Single Shattered Window Killed 84 Men at Sea
When a Single Shattered Window Killed 84 Men at Sea
A single portlight shattered twenty-eight feet above the waterline during fifty-five-foot seas, and by morning eighty-four men were dead - not from a hull breach or explosion but from a cascading failure that began with that window. How did seawater through one broken window trigger a chain of design and human errors that left no survivors?
In this episode, you will hear the chronology and technical details that connect a shattered window to a total loss of life, the rig’s specifications and positioning on the Grand Banks, and the…
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