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The Byford Dolphin diving bell accident kills five and leaves one severely injured.
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Byford Dolphin
Semi-submersible offshore drilling rig
Byford Dolphin was a semi-submersible, column-stabilised drilling rig operated by Dolphin Drilling, a subsidiary of Fred Olsen Energy. Byford Dolphin was registered in Hamilton, Bermuda, and drilled seasonally for various companies in the British, Danish, and Norwegian sectors…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Diving bell
Chamber for transporting divers vertically through the water
A diving bell is a rigid chamber used to transport divers from the surface to depth and back in open water, usually for the purpose of performing underwater work. The most common types are the open-bottomed wet bell and the closed bell, which can maintain an internal pressure…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)