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.

This full-length film is available through the official YouTube player supplied by Free Documentary - Engineering. Its listed runtime is 47 minutes.

Transport films uncover systems that normally remain invisible until something fails. Look for the coordination between people, vehicles, control technology, maintenance and contingency planning.

A useful way to approach the film is to begin with its central subject, then test each wider claim against the evidence and voices presented on screen.

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