Uncontrolled decompression
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An uncontrolled decompression is an undesired drop in the pressure of a sealed system, such as a pressurised aircraft cabin or hyperbaric chamber, that typically results from human error, structural f
NASA astronaut candidates being monitored for signs of hypoxia during training in an altitude chamber
Byford Dolphin
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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 s
Uncontrolled decompression
…uncontained engine failure ruptured a window, causing a passenger to be partially blown out. Decompression incidents do not occur solely in aircraft; the Byford Dolphin accident is an example of violent explosive decompression of a saturation diving system on an oil rig. A decompression event is often the result of a…
Byford Dolphin in dry dock at Invergordon, Scotland, in 2008
The decompression chamber as seen from above at the moment the accident occurred. D1–D4 are divers; T1 and T2 are dive tenders. The trunk is the section that joins chamber 1 to the diving bell. Note T1 and T2 are outside the decompression chamber, in an area of normal pressure