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How to remove an offshore platform (photos)

Rick Outzen November 3, 2011

The two yellow “Ferris Wheels” that have been docked at the Port of Pensacola are used to relocate offshore drilling platforms. A friend sent me this pdf of how it actually works: Greencanyon1

Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”