[QUOTE=Anchor Guy;31766] With that said, I would assume that the crews evacuated using the boats nearest to the crew quarters which would have been somewhat protected/shielded by the accommodations building preventing them from being convered with the oily/mud. They may have engaged the water-spray systems which could have kept the oily/mud from accumulating on them.[/QUOTE]
I’ve heard (but I don’t know) that the aft boats were blown off in the explosion. Those were the two they found empty.
EDS vs. ESD
Horizon’s ESD panels are the Floor, the Bridge and ECR. They control ventilation, engines, fuel valves, fire doors, etc. You could also initiate an ESD from the Vessel Management System. They have nothing to do with the BOP.
The EDS buttons are on the BOP panel on the Floor and on the Bridge. There are none in the OIM’s or Toolpusher’s office. On the Horizon the OIM and Sr. Toolpusher position in an emergency is on the Bridge, while the on-tour toolpusher is on the Floor, and the off-tour toolpusher assists the Chief Mate on scene. I understand (but I don’t know) that they initiated an EDS from the Bridge and it didn’t work.
The hole in the helideck is odd. The only thing under that spot was the ship’s whistle. The foam tank was under there but quite a ways aft of the hole. The helifuel tanks were on deck, aft of the Bridge. Something hot must have landed on the aluminum deck.