Ocean Traveler In the North Sea, 1966/69

The winter 1968/69 the sea reached 65feet


Still storm


When the sea hit the shafts, we had quite a spray


Under tow to Stavanger for repair after the storm


Anchoring, is it Kent Shore or West Shore helping us?


A mooring rope to help the achoring is brought ut by a rubber dingy.


Torolf Log and Elias Andersen taking a shit.
(not much privacy) 1968


And here Rolf Øverland with a newspaper in the shithouse 1966


Divers going down, 1966


Here Ocean Traveler is drifting off.


One more picture of the mighty drilling barge, 1966


Axel Larsen, 1966


True pioneers, 1966


Svein Paulsen installing a new "bridle" at the Schlumberger logging unit, 1966


Svein and Axel, 1966


Reilstad, Paulsen and Fosse from the
gally, 1966


Sverre Paulsen, 1966


Home flight, no survival suits in 1966


Ocean Traveler not so giant seen from the chopper, 1966


In the galley


And then into the messroom -66


Mike Kelly and Sigve Søyland in the office


Evidence for oil/gas as early as in 1967


A day in The North Sea, chopper arriving.


The helicopter safe onboard, 1966.


The helicopteret returning for Stavanger.


Inside view from the helicopter. 1967


Once the situation for Ocean Traveler was real dramatic. Here
a scared Sigve Søyland, ready to jump in the ocean if necessary.

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