What started out quite simply ended in disaster that no one could have predicted. They had been probing the floor of lake peigneur in louisiana when their drill suddenly seized up at about 1,230 feet below the murky surface. Oil drillers miscalculate and drill into a salt mine under a. On the morning of november 21, 1980, a texaco oil rig team on louisianas lake peigneur noticed that their drill had seized up below the surface of the shallow lake. Watch how this disaster progressed from an innocent task to a major catastrophe. Up next land o lakes, florida sinkhole updated video duration. The freshwater lake covered 1,300 acres of land and was only eleven feet deep. Environmental issues and disaster management in india. The lake peigneur disaster louisiana 1980 edited on wed jun2310 07. Jul 06, 2016 lake piegneur disaster is one of the biggest man made disaster to this date. The earlier posts got me to thinking about the lake peigneur disaster. At that time, diamond crystal salt company operated the jefferson island salt mine under the lake, while a texaco oil rig was drilling down from the surface of the lake searching for petroleum. Early in the morning of november 21, 1980, a drilling team was probing for oil under the lake from a large floating platform out in the middle. How louisianas lake peigneur became 200 feet deep in an.
Modern marvels engineering disasters 5 video viewing. Lake peigneur disaster heres how the lake once vanished. Lake peigneur disappearing lake history channel footage. Jan 10, 2017 oil driller breaches salt mine under a louisiana lake. Beneath the lake, there was both the diamond crystal salt mine and texacos oil drilling occurring concurrently. Jun 05, 2014 how drilling a 14 inch hole accidentally created a 1,300foot deep saltwater lake out of a formerly 10foot deep freshwater one june 5, 2014 staci lehman 2 comments lake peigneur is located in louisiana near the gulf of mexico. Lake peigneur disaster december 3, 2017 jarwato disaster lake peigneur the swirling vortex of doom letter to the editor bills seek protect lake peigneur lake peigneur new iberia louisiana atlas obscura a world of vanishing lakes science smithsonian oil drillers miscalculate and drill into a salt mine under. Diagram of the lake peigneur disaster, check out the. Mar 14, 2011 salt mine under the lake and drains it. Trees, barges, houses and chunks of land were sucked. Free lake stock video footage licensed under creative commons, open source, and more. The lake peigneur disaster is less remembered than it should be, and were it not for the internet penchant for astonishing movie clips it would be more obscure still.
Piper alpha spiral to disaster video free download. Heres how the lake peigneur turned into a brackish water lake. Under 11feet deep, it was a popular fishing and recreation spot. Healy and catherine schultz, this oneofakind collection was brought to new orleans in 1995. Lake peigneur audio bible answers live amazing facts. Lake peigneur, near the gulf of mexico, was at one time a small freshwater lake. The video viewing guide is a resource that will keep students engaged in. Free lake stock video footage 3,950 free downloads. The lake was previously an eleven foot shallow freshwater. The jefferson home and the gardens are located on lake peigneur about. Does youtube keep their video files up indefinitely. Learn how to pronounce lake peigneur and more about the lake peigneur word at. It was a 10foot 3 m deep freshwater body, popular with sportsmen, until an unusual manmade disaster on november 20, 1980 changed its structure and the surrounding land.
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Feb 14, 2020 in todays dave trips, we travel to some of acadianas most romantic destinations. Lake peigneur is within the scope of wikiproject lakes, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of lake related articles on wikipedia, using the tools on the project page. Jan 27, 2009 the lake began refilling with saltwater, temporarily creating the largest waterfall in louisiana at 100150 feet and drastically changing the lakes biology by introducing new species of brackish plants and marine life to fill the now 1,300 feet deep saltwater lake. Jul 11, 2016 on the morning of november 21, 1980, a texaco oil rig team on louisianas lake peigneur noticed that their drill had seized up below the surface of the shallow lake. How drilling a 14 inch hole accidentally created a 1,300foot.
Lake peigneur, until the late 1980s, was a small freshwater lake that covered 1,300 acres of land and was popular for recreation and fishing. Lake peigneur was a modest, shallow lake of fresh water near new iberia, louisiana. At the time, lake peigneur was an unremarkable body of water near new iberia, louisiana. The extraordinarily lucky avoidance of casualties is probably a factor in our ignorance. Martinville at the evangeline oak and iberia parish for a stroll through rip van winkle gardens. Dec 03, 2017 piper alpha the disaster in detail features piper alpha monopoly edition callous say tragedy films media group spiral to disaster 1 piper alpha archives insurance. This sinkhole sucked down 11 barges like they were rubber duckies. A mining crew drilled through the bottom of a lake and into a salt mine. History of lake peigneur the lake was a 10foot 3 m deep freshwater lake popular with sportsmen until an unusual manmade disaster on november 20, 1980, changed the structure of the lake and surrounding land. C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality scale. The lake peigneur disaster, november 21, 1980 matts today. Piper alpha spiral to disaster video free download images. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Before 1980, louisianas lake peigneur was a 3 metre deep freshwater lake, but due to a highly unusual manmade disaster, today it is a 60 m deep saltwater lake.
This sinkhole sucked down 11 barges like they were rubber. Lake peigneur drilling disaster in louisiana video strange. Lake peigneur with a maximum depth of 200 feet 61 m, it is the deepest lake in louisiana. The diamond crystal salt corporation operated the jefferson island salt mine next to and under the lake, at the same time at the surface a texaco oil rig was drilling down from the surface of the lake hunting for petroleum. The lake peigneur disaster, november 21, 1980 mp3 file today in 1980, lake peigneur began its transition from a shallow freshwater lake to what it is today. Lake peigneur was a 10foot 3 m deep freshwater body situated in the us state of louisiana between delcambre and new iberia until an unusual manmade disaster on november 20, 1980 changed its. Lake peigneur is a 1,300 feet 396 meters deep, saltwater lake near new iberia, louisiana. A miscalculation sent their drill straight into a large salt mine shaft below the lakes surface. Lake peigneur disaster posted on january 9, 2015 january 9, 2015 by safetymoment at that time, diamond crystal salt company operated the jefferson island salt mine under the lake, while a texaco oil rig was drilling down from the surface of the lake searching for petroleum. However, on november 20th, 1980, everything changed dramatically.
With a maximum depth of 200 feet 60 meters, it is the deepest lake in louisiana. May 01, 2015 louisiana salt mines 101 lake peigneur sinkhole disaster. Lake peigneur drilling disaster in louisiana video. Video of a collapsing tin mine next to the ocean in malaysia 1993. On may 1960, a nasa thordelta rocket carried the agencys new echo 1 satellite into a 1,000 mile orbit around the earth. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Though the freshwater lake covered 1,300 acres of land, it was only eleven feet deep. Lake peigneur disaster one of the biggest man made disaster. A small piece of land, jefferson island, was home to a beautiful botanical park. On november 21, 1980, an oildrilling team had difficulty removing their drill that got stuck about 1,200 feet below the lake s surface. An oil rig platform drilling into lake peigneur in louisiana accidentally sets off a chain of events that would eventually turn the freshwater lake into a salt water one.
In a major industrial oops, on this day 34 years ago, a manmade disaster drained lake peigneur in louisiana. Lake peigneur was a 10foot 3 m deep freshwater body situated in the us state of louisiana between delcambre and new iberia until an unusual manmade disaster on november 20, 1980 changed its structure and the surrounding land. Lake peigneur sinkhole disaster an oil rig mistakenly. The diamond crystal salt company operated the jefferson island salt mine under the lake, while a texaco oil rig drilled down but due to a miscalculation, the drill bit entered the mine, starting a chain of events which turned what was at the time an almost 10foot 3. Watch an engineering video, training video or funny video now.
Lake peigneur disaster one of the biggest man made disaster by mystery speakers. Lake piegneur disaster is one of the biggest man made disaster to this date. Lake peigneur disappearing lake history channel footage on. Bayou corne about 60 miles east of lake p also has a collapsedsaltdomeinduced sinkhole. Ang mga pinakamahal na pagkakamali sa kasaysayan youtube. Videos, gifs, or aftermath photos of machinery, structures, or devices that have failed catastrophically during operation. You can visit the site of that drilling disaster at what is now called rip van winkle gardens. A devastating mining accident at lake peigneur salt mine. Dec 10, 2019 the lake peigneur drilling disaster in 1980. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in. The lake peigneur disaster on this day 34 years ago, blundering oilmen turned a tenfoot deep freshwater lake in louisiana into a saltwater lake over a thousand feet deep. It featured an island with a botanical park, several oil rig platforms and salt mines deep beneath the lake. Lake peigneur is a member of vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Jan 09, 2015 lake peigneur disaster posted on january 9, 2015 january 9, 2015 by safetymoment at that time, diamond crystal salt company operated the jefferson island salt mine under the lake, while a texaco oil rig was drilling down from the surface of the lake searching for petroleum.
A small island there was home to a beautiful botanical park, oil wells dotted the landscape, and far beneath the lake were miles of tunnels for the diamond crystal salt mine. Thirty years ago, a louisiana lake turned into a swirling pit of destruction. Another louisiana disaster from the 80s lake peigneur posted by geauxtigers6492 on 9914 at 11. The hole started at just over a foot in diameter but rapidly widened as the water from the lake above washed away the salt around it. Lake peigneur is a shallow, now saltwater, lake near new iberia, louisiana that was the location of an unusual manmade catastrophe on november 21, 1980. Settlement reached in jeff island accident upi archives. The swirling vortex of doom flashback to thursday, november 21, 1980.
Jefferson island disaster video images all disaster. However, if you were living near new iberia, louisiana, you will probably never be able to forget the strange series of events that took place on this date. Oil drillers miscalculate and drill into a salt mine under a lake. The events of this day would become known as the lake peigneur disaster because of the manmade calamity that caused this rapid ecological. Louisiana salt mines 101 lake peigneur sinkhole disaster. As the lake begins to drain into the mine, a whirlpool forms, sucking down barges, kilometers of land and reversing the flow of the gulf of mexico. Jun 04, 2008 at that time, diamond crystal salt company operated the jefferson island salt mine under the lake, while a texaco oil rig was drilling down from the surface of the lake searching for petroleum. Lake peigneur salt mine disaster video dailymotion.
In 1980, lake peigneur was only 11 feet deep at its deepest point but spread across 1,300 acres. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Another louisiana disaster from the 80s lake peigneur. Other disappearing lakes how can a lake simply disappear. Early in the morning on november 21, 1980, a dozen texacohired workers abandoned their oildrilling rig hastily in the middle of a lake. Amazing footage of the lake peigneur mining disaster where an entire lake drained into salt mines below due to an improperly drilled shaft. Aug 21, 2010 amazing footage of the lake peigneur mining disaster where an entire lake drained into salt mines below due to an improperly drilled shaft. On 20 november 1980, it was a beautiful morning in louisiana a disaster developed in or rather under lake peigneur. Videos a quick synopsis on our ongoing fight against a corporate giant to protect our drinking water and personal safety. A video for those wondering if the kct can be scaled up.
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