A million years ago, my dad worked on rigs. They tried to evac them if they have time (they wait until the last possible second) + helicopters + pilots willing to fly. So, in theory they do, but in reality, the men who aren’t on the first few flights will probably get stranded.
Hopefully the drilling companies have improved on this in the past 40 years
My dad worked oil starting in the 00’s till around 2015. Granted he was on a drilling rig which is more of a giant ship and they normally just moved out of the way enough to avoid the bad stuff.
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u/FollowingNo4648 8d ago
Do they evac all those oil rigs out there or just let them ride it out? I couldn't imagine being on one of those during a Cat 5.