Sea Gem
On the 30th September 1965 it discovered gas in
the southern North sea. This was the first offshore hydrocarbons found in the UK
sector.
On the 28th December 1965, when the rig was
preparing to move to drill a 'step out' well, it collapsed. Of the 32 men
onboard 13 were lost.
|
Lost |
Survived
- some seriously injured |
| P.
Belgiral |
G.
Broughton |
R.M.Hessey |
| S.Coull |
W.L.Burton |
R.M.Hewitt |
| J.P.Daily |
A.Claveroe |
S.M.Johnson |
| A.Edwards |
T.M.Cooper |
W.Maddock |
| C.A.Fox |
G.L.Crighton |
A.Mazerbourg |
| R.S.Gibson |
F.Darlington |
I.E.Mitchell |
| G.Gough |
F.Farrow |
K.Topham* |
| C.Grey |
J. la
Font |
J.H.Strachan |
| R.Griffiths |
K.Forsyth |
D.Sutherland |
| D.C.Henderson |
D.Garrod |
|
| I.Hodgson |
| F.R.Smith |
| D.Stringfellow |
* Kevin Topham now runs the
Dukes Wood Oil Museum
