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Rosie the Driller

by Women Offshore | Nov 11, 2019 | Featured Sea Stories | 2 comments

On a drilling rig in the North Sea, Rosie Hutchins stood in the derrick. The derrick is a tower-like framework that supports the hoisting equipment that raises and lowers drill pipe. Rosie was strapped into a harness on a platform in the derrick called the monkey...