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On 17 April 2002, a 44-year-old Norwegian worker on the rig was struck on the head and killed in an industrial accident. The accident resulted in Byford Dolphin losing an exploration contract with Statoil, which expressed concerns with the rig's operating procedures. The incident cost the company millions of US dollars in lost income.
Shaw's close friend and support diver, Don Shirley, nearly died as well and was left with permanent damage that has impaired his balance. [3] The dive on which Shaw died was the 333rd of his career. At the time of his world record dive, he had been diving for a little over five years. [7] [8] [9]
A helicopter flying between an offshore oil platform and mainland Norway crashed into the North Sea, killing one person and injuring five others, two of them seriously, authorities said Thursday.
This category is for deaths that occurred as a direct result of underwater diving, and those occurring from non-diving causes when the individual was involved in this activity. For deaths caused by diving in the sense of jumping into water, see Category:Diving deaths.
A champion rower has died while free-diving. According to a GoFundMe page, shared last week, 27-year-old Austin Regier died in the Philippines on November 14, 2024. "He was swimming with new ...
Norwegian cyclist André Drege has died aged 25 following a crash at the Tour of Austria, his team Coop-Repsol announced on Saturday. “Our thoughts and prayers are with André’s family and ...
Ocean Systems' bell showing drop weight. The Drill Master diving accident was an incident in Norway in January 1974 that resulted in the death of two commercial divers.During a two-man dive from the North Sea rig Drill Master, the diving bell's drop weight was accidentally released, causing the bell to surface from a depth of 320 feet (98 m) with its bottom door open and drag the diver working ...
Sasha Gabor, 63, Hungarian-born Norwegian pornographic actor, heart failure. [255] Alex Garbowski, 86, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers). [256] Vinicio Gómez, 48, Guatemalan interior minister, helicopter crash. [257] Kalevi Heinänen, 81, Finnish Olympic basketball player. [258] Raymond Lefèvre, 78, French conductor. [250]