ShortHand: The Byford Dolphin Incident

About this episode

The episode discusses the Byford Dolphin Incident, one of the worst deep-sea diving disasters in history.

Somehow, perhaps the worst deep-sea diving disaster in history – one that led to two men being crushed, three men boiling to death, and one man being liquified and shot out of a five-inch hole – happened above sea level. How? Well, join us off the coast of Norway for a little explosive decompression – and find out what can happen when the pressure of diving just gets too much… -- Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus Episodes YouTube - Full-length Video Episodes TikTok / Instagram

People in this episode

Host: RedHanded

Topics covered

• deep-sea diving
• disaster
• explosive decompression
• Norway
• marine safety

Keywords

• Byford Dolphin
• deep-sea diving disaster
• explosive decompression
• Norway
• marine accidents

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Norway

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