Waage Drill II diving accident
Fatal saturation diving accident in the North Sea in 1975 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Waage Drill II diving accident occurred in the North Sea off Scotland on 9 September 1975, when two divers died of heatstroke after the chamber they were in was inadvertently pressurised with helium gas.[1]
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Date | 9 September 1975 (1975-09-09) |
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Location | Bruce oil field, East Shetland Basin, North Sea, Scotland |
Coordinates | 59°46′17.42″N 1°33′6.048″E |
Cause | rapid pressurization of chamber |
Participants | Peter Henry Michael Holmes, Roger Baldwin |
Outcome | death due to hyperthermia |
Inquiries | Fatal accident inquiry (Scotland), March 30–31, 1977 |
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