Lake Peigneur

USA / Louisiana / Delcambre /
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This lake became a saltwater lake as the result of an engineering disaster.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Peigneur
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Coordinates:   29°58'41"N   91°58'49"W

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  • Early in the morning on November 21, 1980, twelve men decided to abandon their oil drilling rig on the suspicion that it was beginning to collapse beneath them. They had been probing for oil under the floor of Lake Peigneur when their drill suddenly seized up at about 1,230 feet below the muddy surface, and they were unable free it. In their attempts to work the drill loose, which is normally fairly easy at that shallow depth, the men heard a series of loud pops, just before the rig tilted precariously towards the water. From Modern Marvels on the History Channel
  • i heard about that on history channle too! i always wonderd where it was
  • According to the wikipedia article, a Texaco oil rig was drilling down from the surface of the lake searching for petroleum. They drilled into the salt mine, draining the lake.
  • And now they engineer for the US Gvmt.
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