Anyone ever Venture to Thunder Horse?

**Redfox217** · #1 12-07-2005, 09:55 AM

I'm currently on Thunder Horse doing some work on there maintenance compter systems. Seen quite a few nice size fish in the water and a lot of bait. Had the pleasure this morning of watching Mahi Mahi pick off bait fish. What a site!! Although the water is a little rough out here now, the waves are aound 14ft and expected to be at 18ft by saturday. Man what I would give for a rod and reel right now. lol

**Angler 1** · #2 12-07-2005, 09:59 AM

pretty cool, can you take any pictures and post from out there??? how far is it from the closet port??

**panamajack99** · #3 12-07-2005, 10:00 AM

What ever did they figure what caused the listing?

**Capteddie** · #4 12-07-2005, 10:00 AM

I fished thunderhorse before it half sank at night one time. I ended up leaving after no action but man is it one big *** rig.

**Redfox217** · #5 12-07-2005, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Angler 1

pretty cool, can you take any pictures and post from out there??? how far is it from the closet port??

I believe we are about 90 miles from New Orleans and 70 miles from the furtherest point of LA

**Redfox217** · #6 12-07-2005, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by panamajack99

What ever did they figure caused the listing?

valve probelm I believe. Been Down in the pontoons that were fill with water and what a site. The lost a million dollar ROV that was riped from it bolts. The area were the ROV was was totally destroyed by the water.

**Redfox217** · #7 12-07-2005, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Capteddie

I fished thunderhorse before it half sank at night one time. I ended up leaving after no action but man is it one big *** rig.

yeah it is very large. At any give time there are 470+ people on board. They actually had to had 2 new lifeboats and 5+ life rafts. All the extra people are from the listing, once first oil the POB drops to about 240.

**Redfox217** · #8 12-07-2005, 10:20 AM

Just went out and took another look. There are hundreds of ribbon fish in the water along with a smaller fish, maybe a blue runner, dunno

**Snake** · #9 12-07-2005, 10:21 AM

Hey Redfox, Can you take pics?

**Redfox217** · #10 12-07-2005, 10:26 AM

We have to use an explosion proof camera out here and it does not have a flash. but once the sun breaks through i'll try my best to get a few. I have a few of the Rig and a few fish from early if yall want to see those.