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Among other reasons, waves. The boat moves, the rig doesn't. If docks were feasible, they'd use them on existing floaters. They don't.
by beerandt 6y ago
Among other reasons, waves. The boat moves, the rig doesn't.
If docks were feasible, they'd use them on existing floaters. They don't.
- rtkwe 6y agoMost rigs don't receive large amounts of visitors either so the high cost and low volume of helicopter rides makes sense. A rig working as a rocket port needs to move more people through it so the economics of figuring out a dock makes more sense. Also they have the tech with actively stabilized gangplanks to make the link between the more stable rig and the docks.