Norwegian Rolf Ones is the radio operator aboard the Zapata Ugland; Secluded in his radio shack he presides over 11 receivers and two telexes

New Editorial. A chopper has just left, taking with it drilling crew members for three weeks leave. Rolf monitors the flight of the chopper all the way to St. John's, noting its position and its fuel level every 15 minutes. Among other things, Rolf reports hourly on conditions to the parent com...

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Summary:New Editorial. A chopper has just left, taking with it drilling crew members for three weeks leave. Rolf monitors the flight of the chopper all the way to St. John's, noting its position and its fuel level every 15 minutes. Among other things, Rolf reports hourly on conditions to the parent company in St. John's. We wonder how he can differentiate all the garbled sounds that seem to be coming simuitaneously from all 11 receivers.