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Nagy Vilmos wrote:
Run! Run! The World is Going to End!


I think it is.....I happened to look up at the CCTV of the helideck and noticed what appeared to be carbon flakes fluttering past in random directions. Now, we have a really big orange flare at the moment so this was quite feasible so went out to investigate with the HSE guy as didn't obviously want potentially burning embers dropping onto the platform.

Gets outside and starts heading to the helideck and noticed it was tiny spuggies (Sparrows) circling the platform and around the flare. It was very 'Hitchcock - Birds' as they were flying really close/at you, landing on the decks/handrails etc.

In all my years never seen anything like that out here. Don't know if the low visibility coupled with no wind was causing them problems on some migration path or if it is indeed the end of the world. (We will blame the recent solar flare!)
Dave
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