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Old 27-03-08, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by The complete goggler
Its interesting how they figure that the divers were driven by 'greed' - if so, then all of us who aspire to a higher paid occupation/position can be tarred with the same.
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Tempted by the high rewards - some would say greed - hundreds of British deep-sea divers took part in the exploration of the North Sea oil fields in British and Norwegian territorial waters.
They said some may see it as greed not that it was.

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Its also interesting that a sat divers present-day earnings of 20k-ish per month hasn't moved on much from the '70's.
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According to a 1975 article in the Times, a North Sea deep-sea diver could earn as much as £2,000 a month - the equivalent of £14,000 today.
err... Looks like they've had a pay rise
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