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Waves hit 39 feet – then the oil rig capsized with 212 men onboard

On March 27, 1980, 212 men were onboard the Alexander L. Kielland oil platform in the North Sea as 39-foot waves battered the ...
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A storm pushed an oil rig into a live well – then the lifeboats failed

In October 2007, the Usumacinta jackup rig was drilling beside Mexico’s Kab 101 production platform when a powerful cold front brought 70-knot winds and 8-meter waves into the Bay of Campeche. The ...