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About Towing a $500 Million Drilling Rig Across Oceans

Join a powerful ocean tug on a ninety-day operation moving an enormous drilling rig from South Korea to Europe around the Cape of Good Hope.

Towing a $500 Million Drilling Rig Across Oceans is presented by Free Documentary - Engineering. Its listed runtime is 47 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

As a transport & logistics documentary, Towing a $500 Million Drilling Rig Across Oceans uses towing, million, drilling as its central frame. Transport films uncover systems that normally remain invisible until something fails. Look for the coordination between people, vehicles, control technology, maintenance and contingency planning.

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Title
Towing a $500 Million Drilling Rig Across Oceans
Runtime
47 minutes
Language
English

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