WTF?..Chuai oil rig, does anybody know anything about this

uprising

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfTWm1nCgLc

I came across this on the internet, the Chuai oil rig sinking in the mid atlantic, there are no mainstream news accounts as far as I can see. It supposedly happened in Dec?/Jan 2008, I was away for over a month at the the time in a non english speaking country and did'nt watch the news. I really dont know what to make of it, does anybody know anything, the rig was owned by a Japanese company, Tagruato.

Theres some organisation http://tidowave.com/blog/ saying "Tagruato is destroying our oceans. We are The Wave, rising tall to crash over them and wash the filth away."

Can anybody fill me in on any of this???

Silverfish

It was a teaser for Cloverfield.

Retro.

cherryghost

steer away from the west coast so.

also, we should keep away from the west coast in case of oil spillages.


Cloverfield is a great film

My name is URL

Seems more like some viral marketing campaign to me =p

Dragan

cherryghost wrote: »

Cloverfield is a great film

Cloverfield is a pile of ****.

cherryghost

Dragan wrote: »

Cloverfield is a pile of ****.

nah its not. it had its flaws but its good. anyways this isnt a movie discussion thread. this is more tell the OP that its not a real video.

uprising

So its false?, i really didnt know what to make of it, it sure looks real..

smellslikeshoes

uprising wrote: »

So its false?, i really didnt know what to make of it, it sure looks real..

No offense but I think you need glasses, its fake.

Dustaz

uprising wrote: »

So its false?, i really didnt know what to make of it, it sure looks real..

Its real man, RUN , RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!

Wile E. Coyote

Dragan wrote: »

Cloverfield is a pile of ****.

I'll second that. Worst pile of sh*t ever to hit our screens.

Pop's Diner

uprising wrote: »

So its false?, i really didnt know what to make of it, it sure looks real..

Expert tip : When a camera is shaking around 5 times more vigourously than it should for no apparent reason then it's probably not real.

Silverfish

Dustaz wrote: »

Its real man, RUN , RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!

Actually, I'd like to change my reply to this one.

uprising

smellslikeshoes wrote: »

No offense but I think you need glasses, its fake.

Yea I do actually, as I said I didnt know what to make of it, I came across a German or Dutch version first, I saw something about cloverfield alright but never heard of cloverfield, maybe I should have dug a little deeper, but to save my energy I just threw it in here, 3 mins later the mystery was solved, they seemed real news reports.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p12HAdbwHfg&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Flisten4this%2Eblogspot%2Ecom%2F2008%2F01%2Foil%2Dplatform%2Dsink%2D800%2Dmiles%2Doff%2Dof%2Dny%2Ehtml&feature=player_embedded


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTXQVOs3Kxs&feature=related

Dustaz

uprising wrote: »

Yea I do actually, they seemed real news reports.

Are you actually being serious?

mike65

LOLZ the middle of the Atlantic ocean is like, properly deep.

uprising

Dustaz wrote: »

Are you actually being serious?

they are foreign language news report one german/dutch, one russian, I've seen worse clips from "REAL" channels in these countries and I dont speak the lingo, so yes I was serious for 3 mins.

uprising

mike65 wrote: »

LOLZ the middle of the Atlantic ocean is like, properly deep.

And?? whats your point. You should be a geography teacher with that wisdom.

uprising

Pop's Diner wrote: »

Expert tip : When a camera is shaking around 5 times more vigourously than it should for no apparent reason then it's probably not real.

On an inflatable dingy in the sea with an oil rig collapsing seemed a plausible reason for the camera shake and I figured he hadnt got a tripod handy, then I thought the things shooting out of the sea were some sort of bhoy's that had been attached to the rig then broke free, shooting to the surface at high speed.

Earthhorse

Worst shill ever.

Dragan

It's not a bad clip, considering it appears to have been done in Maxon.

Scrambled egg

Seriously OP?

Quint

uprising wrote: »

On an inflatable dingy in the sea with an oil rig collapsing seemed a plausible reason for the camera shake and I figured he hadnt got a tripod handy, then I thought the things shooting out of the sea were some sort of bhoy's that had been attached to the rig then broke free, shooting to the surface at high speed.

You mean from a helicopter? A real news station wouldn't cut just as the thing collapses!

mateo

An inflatable dinghy in the middle of the Atlantic?! lol.

Looks very fake IMO

phantom_lord

well done in getting in ahead of run_to_the_hills op.

Been done before...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/lastditch-effort-to-halt-sinking-of-oil-rig-1586057.html

Last-ditch effort to halt sinking of oil rig


Greenpeace campaigners were last night planning their final attempt to block Shell's plan to dump a disused oil installation in the deep waters of the Atlantic.

A second and bigger Greenpeace vessel, the Dutch-registered Altair, arrived last night in the Shetland Islands to aid the protesters aboard the Moby Dick.

They have harried Shell workers preparing the Brent Spar for its final destination 150 miles north-west of the Hebrides.

Protesters in inflatables clashed on Saturday with workers lifting the anchor chains from the structure.

Two Greenpeace supporters were reported to have been thrown into the water during the clashes.

Worsening weather yesterday led to a stand-off between both sides and the Brent Spar stayed in position, held to the seabed 110 miles north- east of Shetland by its one remaining anchor chain.

Greenpeace said: "We will do everything we possible can to win this battle. We are still determined to prevent the dumping."

Greenpeace claims sea-dumping poses an environmental hazard and could set a precedent for the disposal of other North Sea oil installations.

Shell insists the plan carries minimal environmental risk and is the best and safest option for an unusual installation which is a "one-off" in North Sea terms.

The company said that the operation to dispose of the Brent Spar rig was continuing on schedule.

http://www.parliament.uk/post/pn065.pdf

upmeath

Dragan wrote: »

Cloverfield is a pile of ****.

I'm not even mad. That's amazing. Submit your reviews to Hot Press in future, because you're bang on with this one

AnonoBoy

upmeath wrote: »

I'm not even mad. That's amazing. Submit your reviews to Hot Press in future, because you're bang on with this one

Hot Press is a pile of **** too.

11811

haha Tido wave:D

mathie

Wile E. Coyote wrote: »

I'll second that. Worst pile of sh*t ever to hit our screens.

You are aware of Adam Sandlers existence?

TheInquisitor

uprising wrote: »

So its false?, i really didnt know what to make of it, it sure looks real..

I wouldn't go watching armageddon if your that gulable!

uprising

TheInquisitor wrote: »

I wouldn't go watching armageddon if your that gulable!

If you bothered reading my first post you'd see I said I was away at the time, I saw it in dutch/german first, then russian, then english all a few minutes before I posted, I said I didnt know what to make of it, meaning I didnt believe or disbelieve, had I started an argument claiming it was real I'd put my hands up and say I was "gullible".
Dont worry I wont be watching Armageddon or such crap.
P.S. If your going to try be a smart-ass try spelling the word properly.