Deep sea divers' blood boiled in seconds as bodies explode in grisly disaster

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It is said that we have explored more of space than we have of the oceans on our planet - a scary thought! But for a handful of highly-skilled and experienced divers, it is where they both live and work for weeks at a time, cramped in a metal tube with their fellow team, reports the Daily Star.They leave their work station only to perform sensitive engineering work for oil rigs, navigating the pitch black and freezing cold water on their own, never knowing what danger could be lying at their next turn.Divers do not 'decompress' until the job is done, adjusting to deep sea conditions that could - and do - kill in mere seconds.It is a risky career not for the faint hearted which is reflected in their daily pay rate of £1,500.The divers and their highly trained assistants - known as dive tenders - often work intense 16-hour days as hundreds of their colleagues work in comparative safety in the huge, main rig above.They might be separated by metres of water but they have one goal - get the job done and get home.But while staying on the seabed for long periods of time can reduce the divers' chances of falling ill with the bends, there is a lot that can go horribly wrong 508ft beneath the surface.

On November 5, 1983, five men died in horrific circumstances when an airlock failure caused their bodies to quite literally burst open deep below the surface of the North Sea as they worked on the Frigg Gas Field, the world's largest and deepest offshore gas field.

The Byford Dolphin accident remains one of the most harrowing diving disasters of all time, with the official report revealing the brave men who lost their lives exploded due to a sudden change in pressure caused by a faulty airlock.