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ShortHand: The Byford Dolphin Incident

4/24/202630 min

Somehow, perhaps the worst deep-sea diving disaster in history – one that led to two men being crushed, three men boiling to death, and one man being liquified and shot out of a five-inch hole – happened above sea level.

How? Well, join us off the coast of Norway for a little explosive decompression – and find out what can happen when the pressure of diving just gets too much…

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  11. Hannah Maguire· Host1:13

    Hello.

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