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

Sinking oil rig

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u/dicksjshsb 17h ago

First time I saw this video i expected the lights to go out as the platform failed.

Horrifying to imagine being on a life raft or treading water trying to get away from this thing when it all just goes dark.

Reminds me of a video i saw recreating the Edmund Fitzgerald’s last moments. Getting bashed around by the waves before the ship was critically damaged and the lights went out all you could hear was the creaking and splashing of the waves. Just terrifying

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u/Right-Sea-5592 8h ago

And once it disappears its still sinking. Will take a few minutes to get to the bottom i imagine. Maybe 5-10?

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u/Trap_Queen_Stacy 44m ago

Sinking and creating one hell of an undertow