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This happened on a log carrying frieghter near here, a few years ago. The unprocessed logs in the holds are slowly rotting, so the air in the holds can be depl
by NickNameNick 4y ago
This happened on a log carrying frieghter near here, a few years ago.
The unprocessed logs in the holds are slowly rotting, so the air in the holds can be depleted of oxygen.
A crewman went into the hold to check on something, and collapsed. Another crewman went in to rescue the first, also collapsed. I don't recall how many went in, but eventually someone grabbed an oxygen tank and managed to save the last one. The rest died.
- hnbad 4y agoI've watched a presentation on this problem that showed surveillance footage of this exact kind of situation happening and costing the lives of at least two people (I think the fourth one realized what was going on and got geared up before saving the last one to go in before him). You could watch them simply drop like flies, it was obvious they didn't realize what was happening to them before they fainted.