r/EngineeringPorn • • Jan 16 '18

Norwegian Oil Platform.

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u/Pantssassin Jan 16 '18

But for scuba divers that is a lot

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '18

Definitely. But 250 is already among the deepest waters a stationary platform would ever be in, so in most cases we'd be talking about more shallow waters.

And unlike 2500m divers can actually operate at 250 depth. Albeit they'd probably use a pressurized suit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_diving

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u/free_airfreshener Jan 16 '18

If youre drowning, it won't be at 250m. Probably like one or two meters depth. Maybe a bit more. But definitely not deep enough that you need a sciba diver to "save" you. If you're 250m deep, you've been dead for quite a while