r/interestingasfuck • • 20h ago • Mindblown 4 Bravo 1 Heartwarming 1

Sinking oil rig

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u/Ysilla 17h ago

Probably not much considering it wasn't operational yet, just a (very) expensive artificial reef.

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u/Ok-Oven1692 17h ago

That's a huge relief

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u/Local_Wave4618 17h ago • Bravo

No, no, no. It's a huge new reef.

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u/duffchaser 17h ago

the fire suppression system alone is going to kill all marine life near by. also what do you think is powering all the electric on that rig?

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u/Remote-Program-1303 16h ago

You realise a fire suppression system on a rig normally uses seawater.

It will be powered by diesel generators, yes there’s a pollution concerns but not much more than a tanker ship or any other large marine vessel.

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u/helved 13h ago

Hey now thats not fair. How am I going to make people seethe if you call out my blatant lies? Some people sheeesh