nr. 2-2007 - Safe

Minnestund for Bourbon Dolphin
Paul B Loyd Jnr (PBLJ), en av Transocean sine borerigger på engelsk
side, har mannskap som blant annet er organisert i OILC, det britiske
oljefagforbundet som tilsvarer vårt norske SAFE. Torsdag 19. april
hadde mannskapet en kort minnestund for sine norske kolleger. Riggen
deres ligger på feltet Foinaven, vest for Shetland, ikke langt unna der
ulykken skjedde. Etter to minutters stillhet ble det spilt en sørgesang
på sekkepipe. De som var tilstede, opplevde både stemning, musikk og
lysforhold som svært gripende.
Her er brevet som vi mottok:
Yesterday at 17:10, we observed a 2
minute silence on the PBLJ, for our
fellow mariners lost West of Shetland
last week, on the Bourbon Dolphin.
As the silence was called for, a flurry
of snow paid us a visit. It was very
poignant standing on the helideck, and
the squall whipping around the rig was
chilling as we reflected upon those
that were lost, and those that have
been left without.
The 2 minutes passed, and silence was
broken with the lament. As I started
playing it seemed as if the sound of
the pipes cracked open the sky, the
wind dropped somewhat (as it does
when squalls pass) and some beautiful
beams of sunlight fell on Foinaven.
Now you know I am not a religious
man, but I felt an overwhelming
peacefulness within that I can’t quite
explain. I know it was timing and just
the way the weather is up here for the
time of year, and it’s true, a lament on
the pipes will stir the hardest heart
- but this was an experience that I will
never forget.
The picture attached was taken about
5 minutes after the
initial break in the sky,
and unfortunately the
light had lost some of
it’s intensity by the
time someone got a
camera. Nonetheless
I’m sure you can
see what I mean. I
thought you might all
appreciate me sharing
this with you, albeit,
only in the silent
moment in time that a
photgraph gives.
I hope in my heart that
those touched by this
terrible tragedy will someday too, feel
the inner peace, that I felt during this
special moment.
Rest their souls.
Mikey Craig
OILC