$40M oil rig sinks - Polidicks

[quote] What weighs 1850000kg, costs $40m, took 30 months to build and disappeared in just 10 seconds? An Iranian engineering structure. [/quote] [url]http://www.news.com.au/technology/watch-irans-40m-structure-disappear-into-the-deep/story-e6frfro0-1226570032904[/url] this one is a couple of days back (and without video) but gives more information [url]http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/30/us-iran-platform-sinks-idUSBRE90T0YR20130130[/url]

Doesn't look very well built from what was visible while it sank..

Looks like the Footings failed.

[QUOTE=MIPS;39469397]Looks like the Footings failed.[/QUOTE] Added a second source that says [quote] The platform's huge metal support jacket plunged 80 meters below the surface after a crane broke during installation. [/quote]

No wonder nobody boasts about Iranian Engineering.

Iran can't even keep an oil rig afloat :v:

how iranic

Wonder how their brand new jet will perform after seeing this.

[QUOTE=Aide;39469674]Wonder how their brand new jet will perform after seeing this.[/QUOTE] Well... [QUOTE]The structure belonged to Iran's Revolutionary Guard [/QUOTE]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytCEuuW2_A[/media]

a wave hit it

Now it's a $40 million artificial reef.

This must be rigged.

I really hope no companies come to their rescue like requested, unless the thing is leaking oil.

[QUOTE=Proffrink;39469914]I really hope no companies come to their rescue like requested, unless the thing is leaking oil.[/QUOTE] Misleading title, it was actually a natural gas rig.

That's gotta suck.

[QUOTE=Panacea161;39469938]Misleading title, it was actually a natural gas rig.[/QUOTE] Thanks. Well, so long as it's not leaking gas either then.

Luckily the actual platform wasn't on yet and it was just the top of the legs. [editline]4th February 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Proffrink;39470211]Thanks. Well, so long as it's not leaking gas either then.[/QUOTE] If the support jacket fell over then there's nothing to leak. It's basically just a giant framework that the rig sits on. God knows how much of it fell but they're going to have a hell of a time picking that up without help hence the requests.

This makes me cringe so harshly. I'm studying engineering and hopefully in the future I'll be a part of big projects like this.. how embarrassing would it be to be the lead engineer on that project? They'd never work again.

[QUOTE=chaz13;39470997]This makes me cringe so harshly. I'm studying engineering and hopefully in the future I'll be a part of big projects like this.. how embarrassing would it be to be the lead engineer on that project? They'd never work again.[/QUOTE] They won't be breathing for much longer: "The structure belonged to Iran's Revolutionary Guard"

Iran had an oilrig that we hit pretty hard when we were in that short naval conflict with them in the 80's. It stayed afloat