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How oil rig crews escape: the slide into a life raft
Original: Oil rig evacuation. You slide down a giant mesh tube straight into a life raft at sea.
Attention is on the evacuation system used on offshore oil rigs, which lets workers slide down a large mesh chute directly into an inflatable life raft at sea. The clip demonstrating the drill has drawn wide interest, with viewers reacting to how quickly crews can abandon a rig in an emergency.
Why now: A striking demonstration of an offshore rig emergency drill has drawn viral attention.
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- Oil rig evacuation. You slide down a giant mesh tube straight into a life raft at sea. · usanewshq · 72
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