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The floating hotels where offshore workers live

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Working in the middle of the ocean means you can't just drive home. Companies provide massive barge-hotels that offer all the bleak comfort of a cheap motel, perfectly suspended over churning, desolate waters.

The floating hotels where offshore workers live
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