The North Sea Rig: Ten Times The Pay, Seven Men Vanish

The North Sea Rig: Ten Times The Pay, Seven Men Vanish

A hidden platform in the North Sea offers ten times the normal wage for five days of unspecified work, but every rotation, seven workers vanish without explanation. What secret lies beneath the waves that makes men disappear?

In this episode, we follow Reg, a hydraulics operator, who takes a job on a mysterious North Sea rig. He soon discovers that this unregistered platform, patrolled by military personnel, holds a massive chain descending into the deep, and a chilling message left by a vanished friend.

Person: Reg
Location: North Sea
Vessel: Royal Navy destroyer
Commander: Captain John Irons
Warning: DON'T TRUST POTTER

- Reg was offered a job paying ten times his normal wage for five days of work.
- Seven men are selected for a secondary location, compensated with two and a half months of standard pay.
- The transport to the rig was a Royal Navy destroyer, commanded by Captain John Irons.
- The rig features a massive chain with links the size of automobiles, descending into deep water.
- Reg found a message scratched into a wall: "DON'T TRUST POTTER," in the handwriting of his friend Figgs, who had previously vanished.

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