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Senkevich is a doctor who specializes in the effects of extreme conditions upon mind and body, and he spent a year in Antarctica researching his doctoral dissertation. That arduous experience brought him some renown, because his name was first on the list when Norwegian Explorer Thor Heyerdahl asked Moscow science authorities in 1969 to suggest a Soviet doctor to accompany him and four others on a papyrus-reed boat across the Atlantic. That Ra expedition, in turn, brought him to the attention of the producers of Film Travel Club, who hired him as host in 1973. The next time...
...Devised in 1922 by Norwegian Arctic Explorer and Humanitarian Fridtjof Nansen, the passports were accepted in more than 50 countries...
...rich Edda field. For the rotating crews that lived there for two weeks at a time, it was intended to be a floating city-a sort of workingman's Titanic. And like the Titanic, the Alexander Kielland was theoretically invulnerable. Says Jakob Eri, director of a Norwegian firm specializing in inspecting ships and rigs: "These rigs are built with watertight partitions in the legs and pontoons. They are supposed to survive any weather and to be absolutely safe...
Confident in their absolute safety, the predominantly Norwegian crew went about business as usual on the fateful evening, despite the mounting gale winds and violent waves that began to buffet the platform. Some of the men were relaxing in their sleeping quarters, others eating in the mess hall or taking in a movie. At 6:30 p.m., their floating world collapsed...
...Odvar Nordli ordered an official investigation of the accident. The irony was that the rig collapsed only two days before it was due for a complete overhaul. Its designated replacement, the Henrik Ibsen, was recently refitted to accommodate 620 workers; but in light of last week's tragedy, Norwegian authorities withdrew its fitness certificate until a thorough inspection could be completed. The fate of the Alexander Kielland also gave pause to other governments drilling in the area. Calling for a re-examination of offshore oil safety laws, British Energy Secretary David Howell grimly told the House of Commons: "What...