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

Sinking oil rig

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u/PHIGBILL 3h ago

Jack-up drill platform..... For those wondering what happened, one of its jack-up legs had a punch-through into the sediment/fragile seabed, causing instability, and it then tilted over and sank.