The Byford Dolphin diving bell accident killed five men instantly through explosive decompression in the North Sea - a catastrophic incident caused by human error on the oil rig ...
The Byford Dolphin drilling rig supported some of the most dangerous work in the offshore oil industry: saturation diving.
The case in question is the 1983 Byford Dolphin disaster, now treated less as an isolated accident and more as a catalyst for industry-wide reform. Norwegian public investigation reports show that the ...