Chefs Severed Fingers Killed 22 Men

[@majorbruster5916]

As a diver, I am relieved to learn that all the sat divers survived the horrific incident. They were trapped and helpless. I dread to think what they were going through. RIP those rig workers who perished before help arrived.

[@rawnukles]

When he explained about increasing the pressure so the sat divers could go down with the ship and hope for later rescue I gasped out loud in horror. That is nightmare!

[@shnboardman1]

I was under the impression that all diving vessels had to have lifeboats that were sat

[@rawnukles]

@@shnboardman1 their sat life boat burned down in the fire

[@hayleyxyz]

The idea of being in a chamber on a sinking platform, being unable to simply open the hatch. Having to increase the chamber pressure because that is how you predict you could be rescued, from the sea floor. Nightmare fuel.

[@cremebrulee4759]

That was terrifying.

[@sysbofh]

I think one of the worst part of it all is that it started because the captain cared about the well being of a crew member. Time and again we see the result of callous disregard for the others - this time it was the opposite.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

You never put one sailor's life ahead of all the rest by compromising safety. Ripley knew this in Alien, and that's why she didn't want to let Kane on board when they came back with the facehugger. : )

[@samthomas7740]

@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017Sometimes doing exactly that is what gives us our humanity.

[@flexch2011]

​@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 Lol great example😅

[@iladallas1834]

Two fingers? A chef on a ship is a bad idea. Surely there are good prepared, frozen meals.

[@andyzacek9760]

@@iladallas1834 LOL

[@vaporcobra]

I've never considered the possibility of the ship carrying a pressurized saturation diver team sinking, let alone catching fire. Can't even fathom how uniquely terrifying it must have been knowing that will die in agony if you try to escape the chamber, and could wind up trapped in a shipwreck on the bottom of the ocean OR cooked alive if you stay inside. And not to mention what the operators must have felt having to abandon those divers on a burning ship. Brutal

[@jake4101]

At sea a small problem can quickly escalate to a massive problem.. "For want of a nail, the shoe was lost; For want of a shoe, the horse was lost; For want of a horse, the rider was lost; For want of a rider, the battle was lost; For want of a battle, the kingdom was lost, And all for the want of a horseshoe nail" The lack of maintenence on the leeward crane, and the automatic thruster problem aboard the support ship caused the catastrophe, not the cook's severed fingers.

[@Alexiosftw]

Criminally underrated channel! You do an excellent job explaining everything and the editing is very smooth.

[@Tubester-17]

Great story telling. Thank you 😊

[@waterlinestories]

@Tubester-17 👍🏻

[@OffendingTheOffendable]

Criminally? Is not a true crime channel

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

The clickbait titles are annoying but the stories usually are good.

[@jd32k]

He’s grown a tonne and a relatively new channel anyway

[@Votrae]

The outcome is a tragedy, but I find their determination to aid inspiring.. especially in a region not known for industrial safety. The divers' experience is seriously harrowing.

[@waterlinestories]

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[@RanjakarPatel]

@@waterlinestories yes they are india my dear. i proud four all humanitarians make convenience and pray four vishnu make xcelent compensashin.

[@Killllr0y]

​@@RanjakarPatelbro wat the fuck you saying

[@literallyjusts0meguy]

Absolutely terrifying for those on board. Great job covering it, as always.

[@waterlinestories]

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[@madcat_UK]

The chef knew they'd done something wrong, but couldn't quite put their finger on it.

[@waterlinestories]

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[@ald1144]

>Groan< Take this like and see yourself out.

[@ald1144]

Take this like and see yourself out.

[@r.c.rosario8435]

Ouch!

[@beverlyreiner-baillargeon6205]

@@madcat_UK 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mariusvanc]

I love the titles on your videos. The chain of events leading to a disaster is always fascinating. And holy crap, being a saturation diver stuck in a decompression chamber at this time is nightmare fuel.

[@waterlinestories]

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[@aproudamerican2692]

Learning to read is important. At first glance I thought it said Chef served fingers and kills 22 Men.

[@waterlinestories]

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[@Catladybug]

Same! I read it as that and was confused

[@gabrielnilsson5398]

​@@Catladybug😅 Yeah, it happened to me too. Read it to fast I suppose

[@Titot182]

Captain Birdseye with his fish fingers.. poor hygiene

[@LordMarcus]

It's mind-boggling how many people survived.

[@morrisschwarts4826]

Imagine how that cook feels after it was all done.

[@waterlinestories]

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[@Gizmos_and_stuff]

The guilt would be insane

[@Kremit_the_Forg]

Propably "well done"?

[@SpydersByte]

seriously, that was my thought >.

[@garylefevers]

@Kremit_the_Frog, I see what you did there. 😂

[@bluebelle8823]

This could have been so much worse. So, so much worse. Those divers in particular got lucky, saved from one of the most gruesome deaths.

[@Chellz801]

It’s amazing so many people survived and the rescue effort is to be admired. If only all of those efforts were this successful. RIP to all of those who lost their lives.

[@felixcat9318]

Those poor eleven men lost at sea must have endured complete despair at having been effectively abandoned after they were forced to jump from the burning structure and ship! They went from their normal work day to a lonely death at sea...

[@Wuqz]

lost at sea just means they weren't accounted for.. They could've died in the explosions or those that jumped without lifejackets likely would've drowned almost immediately.

[@Renastarsong]

Given how appalling the weather was, and the fact that so many people had to bail into the ocean without time for lifeboats, rafts, or even LIFEJACKETS, I am surprised that the death toll was only 22, when there were over 200 people involved. That’s an incredible rescue effort. It could so easily have been even more tragic.

[@AdeptusChaoticus]

I absolutely love the in depth breakdowns in your videos. So many other channels just gloss over the details.

[@DannyWildmon]

By the title i thought that the cooks finger would end up in some of the equipment causing a disaster. You just never know about India.....

[@waterlinestories]

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[@lbgstzockt8493]

For real, I thought it was something like "chef jams hand in critical safety valve/door, mayhem ensues."

[@elizabethmarshall3558]

As a sailor and history buff, I appreciate your thorough details with helpful graphics. And I'm glad you don't resort to the dramatic language and music that some other channels use. So this particular title makes it sound like the blame is on the chef. And while that was a vad accident, the weather did play a huge role. Like a series of falling dominoes. Keep up the great work.

[@waterlinestories]

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[@weedie82]

Like all disasters. Remove one variable and said accident/disaster never happens. The cook was just the poor unfortunate catalyst to the situation that unfolded. Not necessarily to blame.

[@rl7012]

The captain played the biggest role in this disaster. Why he manoeuvred his ship in such dangerous conditions when he knew how close he was to the platform is the reason this happened. Even if his intentions with the cook were good, the fact is he took ridiculous risks for a non life threatening injury.

[@johnnyheffernan1591]

You are incredibly thorough! I appreciate your accuracy and professional manner 😃

[@waterlinestories]

Thanks 👍🏻

[@rizzorizzo2311]

Every time they mention the support vessel I keep picturing a giant floating bottle of Sriracha.

[@markchapman2585]

22 people passed away because nobody wanted to eat finger food dishes.

[@waterlinestories]

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[@iamrichrocker]

why i love your channel: well researched great narration wout drama, and give brutal, but honest facts..ty..

[@soldierski1669]

"Never get off the boat!" ~Chef, 1969

[@beverlyreiner-baillargeon6205]

Gosh Paul, your stories take my breath away everytime. I'm sorry for the lives lost but I'm so glad the saturated divers were fine. Another great video, you do a great job every time. Take care 😉👍 I'll never go on the water because of your stories 😅😂

[@waterlinestories]

😀 thanks Beverly. Although I do encourage everyone to get on the water 👌🏻

[@mako88sb]

@@waterlinestories We went on a Disney Cruise and my youngest daughter, only 7 at the time, expressed some concerns about the ship sinking. I, of course, told her it was perfectly safe and that we were in no danger. About a year later, the Costa Concordia disaster happened. Naturally my daughter brought up about how I had said how safe cruise ships were. I guess I should have mentioned at the time of the cruise that it’s perfectly safe but there’s always a risk of something happening. Anyway, I asked her if she had a good time on our cruise and of course, she did. She even went on another one after graduation.

[@waterlinestories]

@mako88sb that’s the way to build trust with your children. 🤣

[@Odskee]

Each time I get that chance to catch up on the last few videos, I expect (and hope) to see the subscriber count getting closer and close to that 1M mark! I'm surprised you haven't already gotten there - there's a consist look and feel and the quality is continually improving.

[@eliottodowd9021]

I love your videos. Great delivery, great research. Been watching for a year or two now

[@Tenticklez]

You said Mumbai so much I got my first Hindi language ad from youtube!

[@TheUndiesrules]

Horrific story, wonderful delivery, thank you.

[@waterlinestories]

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[@igostupidfast3]

"So um, is dinner still going to be ready?" "There's fingertips in my food" "Use a fork and there won't be."

[@jlo7770]

"Just look out for mumbwana's fingers, he'd like to get them put back on or atleast put them in a jar"

[@ryzenryne8747]

1:19 The glowing traffic mast. That's the first I've seen.

[@mr.bluesky4130]

The thumbnail to end all thumbnails

[@waterlinestories]

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[@ald1144]

Not to marginalize losing a couple fingertips, but given the circumstances (and doing my best to ignore the benefit of hindsight) it seemed like an insane amount of risk to evacuate the cook. In the military the highest priority for evacuation is life, limb, or eyesight: if any of those are at risk, more risks will indeed be taken to get somebody to medical care. Short of that, they might have to just suck it up for a while.

[@colinlieberman]

exactly! I'm about halfway in, and it's like the slices of swiss cheese are lining up in slowmo over an injury that's pretty treatable without specialized equipment or training. I feel like there's got to be more to it than "the tips of two fingers", because in those weather conditions, with all the damaged equipment, "wrap it up and keep it elevated, we'll deal with it when the weather clears" feels like the obvious option, and the safest for everyone involved

[@limbeboy7]

It was dumb. Why try to park a 300 ft ship in the middle of the ocean in stormy conditions? They dont evwn do that at a port by land. Also they dont have any life boats that they could've sent? Why risk 300 ft ship when we can send multiple life boat attempts

[@bookcat123]

I’m still stuck on “if you bump the corner of this platform with hundreds of people on it, it explodes” - like yes, they were risking collision, but collision at low speed doesn’t have to be catastrophic and I’m guessing maybe they were trying to save the fingers which is time critical? Too big a risk, in hindsight, obviously. But when they were doing the calculations were they weighing the risk of “ships may be forced together by waves and take damage, could be expensive” or did they realize “ships may turn into instant fireball”?

[@EM.1]

It wasn’t even two fingers only two fingertips. The injury can be treated on location? YES It’s life threatening, might be contagious or spread uncontrollably? NO Weather is too dangerous for the helo? YES Sea conditions are terrible and rescue by sea can’t be done safely? YES If the first question has yes as answer all the others questions for different opinions are not to made. Clean the injury stop the bleeding and apply whatever first aid kit tool is more appropriate. For a minimum injury they have overdone like it was a life threatening situation with multiple people injured or possible casualties.

[@SpydersByte]

@@bookcat123 its an oil rig, if you bump into *any* part of it it might explode 😅

[@abesouth3805]

As always a well researched presentation. You deserve many, many more subscribers.

[@vorda400]

From the title I couldn't relate how the chef could have killed 22 people other than food poisoning But this escalated very quickly

[@waterlinestories]

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[@Frankthetank-zr5mc]

I’m informed now. Incredible explanation and graphics as always. Thank you for your efforts

[@TrueMechTech]

Chef cooked so hard the entire ship sank

[@kxs7267]

Thanks for this bit of neglected history. I'd never heard of this incident, though I really should have along with Piper Alpha and others. Hadn't even realised there wasn't an Indian regulatory body till 2008, that's wild. Also: terrifying how quickly an accident can escalate into a disaster offshore. Sounds like everyone involved reacted professionally, though, so that things didn't become even worse...

[@kxs7267]

That said, surely it must be possible to design some of these cstastrophic engineering failures out of the system...?

[@waterlinestories]

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[@TheMrCheezlezombie]

Well made videos, great narration. Explained in a way that a person like myself with no nautical experience can understand. Love the videos, thanks!

[@waterlinestories]

Thanks

[@hizacaine]

It's ironic twist that a ship named Suraksha, which sounds like like fiery hot sauce Sriracha, ignited the conflagration. Maybe a more thoughtful risk assessment could have been done before placing the ship and crews in such a dangerous position in such unfavorable conditions. Wonder what the captain said; Oops my bad, I didn't notice that virtually everything in sight can crush, burn, drown or explode.

[@Vok250]

Honestly only 22 casualties is impressive as hell. Disasters here off Northern Canada and in the Northern Sea are way more fatal

[@hinz1]

That escalated quickly.... But did they save the fingers of the cook?

[@solomongainey838]

I haven't heard of this disaster before. Great video!!

[@christopherseivard8925]

Amazing story! Thank you!

[@waterlinestories]

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[@JO-lx9bx]

Dont point the finger at the cook!

[@cwavt8849]

Excellent story telling. Well researched, excellent narration, no AI generated voices here 👏👏👏

[@waterlinestories]

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[@limbeboy7]

There warent any life boats or boats they could've used? None of these platforms had an extra boat? Why risk a 300 ft ship?!

[@deletdis6173]

Your titles never disappoint.

[@waterlinestories]

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[@NyanyiC]

i first read it as 'chef serves fingers...)

[@GringoBaggins]

@@NyanyiC Same!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jd32k]

What… shut up

[@gruntmax43]

It should of read "Ship's Master takes unnecessary risks & kills 22 men"

[@CapitalismSuxx]

What an absolute shitshow, and just because someone cared about getting good food. Wow. I never heard of this one before: thankyou!

[@waterlinestories]

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[@SamBroadway]

Excellent video I have never heard of this before

[@waterlinestories]

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[@craigywaigy4703]

Bravo to the rescue crews and xtaff! RIP for those poor soles that were lost. 👍🙏

[@mikelastname]

Great delivery - I could feel the heat from the flames and the terror of having to jump into the ocean without a life jacket. I wonder if so many people survived this disaster because of lessons learned from previous platform fires like Piper Alpha.

[@Materialist39]

The scale and severity of this disaster is terrifying but the rescue response comes across as extraordinarily competent and commendable. All of the details mentioned point to this.

[@trj1442]

Wow, what a terrible chain of events. I'm so glad I'm a sub to this awesome channel. Any news of what happened to the two fingers?

[@bittercamari]

new waterline!!!!

[@waterlinestories]

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[@lbgstzockt8493]

Considering that the only rules and regulations were set by the operators themselves this was a remarkably non-fatal accident.

[@Smachfest]

Chopper platform operations are limited in rough weather due to the problems associated with search and rescue, if the chopper has to ditch. Flying and landing is not such a massive issue during rough weather. Choppers are used for search and rescue in almost any weather and sea conditions.

[@carlmanvers5009]

Excellent video. I hadn't even heard of this.

[@DaveSCameron]

No oversight body yet India continues to scream scandal over the appalling Bhopal disaster. Don’t forget that it was at least a decade before this disaster happened and need I say more. If we don’t learn from our history then our lives are a mystery and we are far better than this. 🙏

[@Pugetwitch]

It had nothing to do with this chef and everything to do with poor risk management.

[@treyquattro]

they called it Sriracha? And were then surprised when it got hot & spicy? BTW, the graphics are next level. Kudos.

[@blueplague5911]

Where did you get all those 3d animated shorts? This is definitely fancy

[@lestatangel]

Dam. Talk about somebody giving people the finger.

[@Dmitrikrotchlikmyov]

An Indian worker losing a finger? That's just Monday morning at a factory!

[@charlie15627]

I had never heard of this Thank you

[@rizzorizzo2311]

In the subsequent investigation they ran into other issues when the cook wasn’t able to finger the responsible people.

[@waterlinestories]

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[@zaprowsdower3911]

Do you think there is a dedicated pooping platform. On the rig.

[@Stevo_YouTube]

Yeah it's the main thoroughfare, obviously.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

It's interesting that the captain of the MSV wasn't held responsible. He made a terrible, terrible decision. It's too bad the crew didn't have a better understanding of what constitutes a medical emergency. Presumably the tips of the fingers couldn't be reattached, so the only thing to be done was to sew up the wounds and this is not something that is a dire emergency. Dressing the fingers in bandages would allow treatment to wait for a few days at least.

[@deaf2819]

Bro a series of unfortunate and untimely events. Those divers having the choice of staying on a compromised burning ship or abandoning it & dying is a conundrum I hope to never ever experience. I’m not done with the video yet but that chef must’ve felt bad about all of this. That said it’s not his fault the company seemingly lacked emergency planning foresight beyond the obvious measures, you need to think of the impossible in such a scenario and then add some more crap to it to establish even a decent plan because emergencies aren’t bound by our imagination!

[@felixar90]

Such a crazy chain of events

[@notmenotme614]

7:28 “The Doctor is not available” Why? What could he possibly be doing, sleeping or watching TV?

[@AlBirk-m1p]

Wow , prayers for the ones that didn't make it , the chief feels terrible 😞

[@JackpineGandy]

cascading problems, errors, and failures resulting in a horrific disaster of epic proportions.

[@peterferguson7679]

Another claim I paid when I was a Lloyd's claims adjuster the cook was like a cat with nine lives he jumped from the crane basket he could not swim tried to adjust his life jacket this came off he found a log it was a long time ago but I think it might have been two days before he was found, thank you for the video

[@waterlinestories]

Geez. What other claims have you settled that you can tell us about? 😀

[@kellywaters643]

did they not have gauze and bandages on the ship? while I commend the captain for caring, it was a huge overreaction for a minor injury that could've waited until the weather cleared up, or not

[@rl7012]

What happened to the captain? He should not have positioned his vessel in such a way especially given the weather and currents. What happened to him? Was he sacked? Arrested? What? Cutting off two fingers definitely needs medical help but with a tourniquet and elevation it is not immediately life threatening and can wait. What was the captain thinking?

[@TheAdarkerglow]

This is why it's so important to always recognize and assess risks with the utmost of caution. The chef would have lived with proper first aid to his fingers and could've waited a number of hours to get more thorough medical care. I appreciate the captain's desire to see his man taken care of, but he's panicking because of the blood and not taking the time to do it safely.

[@EricYellowBird]

Thanks for pointing that out…

[@carwashadamcooper1538]

Never, ever prioritize a single injury above the safety of all. The Capitan acted like the cook was his only child. While admirable in most situations when in control of the destiny of many in a potentially deadly situation it's the exact opposite of what is necessary.

[@garrysekelli6776]

Legend has it that the chef's special sauce was finger licking good.

[@waterlinestories]

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[@jerrystauffer2351]

That escalated quickly

[@Kx0195]

Seems to like everything was literally going against them during this. Broken equipment, horrible weather, not enough medical support etc.

[@GummyBearWA]

This whole thing was a massive cluster F.

[@Uncle_Roadkill]

That there's a worthy spooktober title

[@a.m.v.6938]

To blame the chef is messed up, if you are going to blame the chef then you can go farther and blame the person who hired him or even better yet you can blame the chefs parents for birthing him.

[@user-wo4ss8zg6o]

Fun Fact: Sodalime aka Sodasorb is used regularly in anaesthesia machines to absorb the CO2 produced by patients under general anaesthesia.

[@liamthompson9342]

Pretty bad outcome for one ship lightly impacting a rig

[@ScorpionXXXVII]

Holy....wasnt expecting that! That does not sound like a good time. Why was the captain so dead set on getting the cook medical help so quickly? Couldnt they just bandage him up?

[@mako88sb]

Maybe thought the fingers could be reattached if he reached a hospital in time? Pretty crazy situation that resulted from the cook’s clumsiness.

[@ashkebora7262]

@mako88sb There were several mistakes made on top of the cook's. If they thought it could be reattached, all they'd need is ice to keep them fine for hours. Fingers are not vital organs. They don't need tons of oxygen or have complex chemistry to support. It's just flesh. Flesh can be reattached _hours_ later with minimal complications as long as it's put on ice to keep the cells from exhausting their energy and dying.

[@igostupidfast3]

​@@mako88sbRough seas and sharp objects are a poor combination when body parts are VERY close by said objects

[@0therun1t21]

How did the chef manage to do that? Was it a cleaver miscalculation or some sort of industrial slicing machine or what? Two whole fingers are a lot more than what usually get cut in a kitchen mishap. I hope he doesn't carry a lot of guilt for something he had no control over. I think it's amazing more people weren't lost. There has to be a bunch of heros from this, I hope they're acknowledged.

[@shioramenrabbit]

Jesus, the full two minutes in the middle of the captain trying to make sure that chef got medical care and literally everyone being unhelpful 😅

[@bobdean5728]

I heard the chef had been playing cards earlier, and one of the guys having no luck, in a big final poker game, just gave up and threw his hand in 😉

[@mackk61]

The doctor wasn’t available!!!! ….. wtf.. had he gone for a walk

[@smokymcpot5917]

Lost at sea had to be terrifying for those 11

[@NotAnAmerican]

While the chefs missing fingers caused the boat to dock at the rig, it was the captains negligence that ignored the faulty stability thrusters and sailed a broken ship to collision.

[@deaths2934]

They had a problem pointing to the exact problem

[@foreverpinkf.7603]

Two fingertips against 22 dead and a multi-million disaster. Find the mistake.

[@AugustusTitus]

If they knew the crane was critical for this sort of activity, they should not have allowed it to go down, or put an additional crane on the platform. How did the fire spread to the other platforms? They should have properly fireproofed it to prevent that. They should have provided protection for the riser pipes.

[@flexch2011]

I can't believe he /the chef was 30 mi away, dam...that's crazy

[@the_phaistos_disk_solution]

Very interesting.

[@wheressteve]

A thumbnail about fingertips....

[@waterlinestories]

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