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FPSO Explosion Off Nigeria: 3 Of 6 Crew Members Found Dead; 4 Still Missing

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Two more crew members have been discovered dead on the oil vessel that recently exploded and sunk, the management of Shebah Exploration and Production Company (SEPCOL) has informed. The 1976-built vessel blew up on 2 February and remained ablaze for over a day. It had 10 crew members when the blast happened on Wednesday, Nigeria’s SEPCOL reported, mentioning that three dead individuals were found on Sunday after three were found to be alive over the last week.

Two sources from the oil industry...

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FPSO Blast Off Nigeria: 3 Crew Members Discovered Alive, 7 Still Missing & 1 Body Found

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Three crew members on a Nigerian oil vessel that succumbed to a blast and sank last week were found alive. Seven continued to be missing, per the information shared by the ship operator.

Furthermore, during the early hours of Sunday 6 February, a dead body was found near the FPSO. The identity is yet to get ascertained.

A stringent Joint Investigation Visit or JIV with stakeholders, expert organizations, and relevant authorities took place on 5 February. The focus is on prioritizing...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/fpso-blast-off-nigeria-3-crew-members-discovered-alive-7-still-missing-1-dead/

Explosion On Board Cargo Ship; Crew Members Rushed To Sydney Hospital

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Five members on a bulk carrier were rushed to hospital in Sydney after suffering injuries in an explosion on the vessel. Canada Steamship Lines reported that during Monday’s incident, two crew members have suffered slight burns on their hands and faces, while three sustained superficial injuries when methane ignited in a carpenter’s workshop as the vessel was at anchorage at the Sydney harbor.

In an email, Brigitte Hebert, a CSL spokesperson stated that a crew member has been released from the...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/explosion-on-board-cargo-ship-crew-members-rushed-to-sydney-hospital/

Idaho man sentenced after admitting to illegal repairs on fuel tankers

The owner of a tanker testing and repair business has been sentenced to a month in prison and ordered to pay a $15,000 fine for lying to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration about an illegal repair to a fuel tanker that resulted in a 2018 explosion that severely injured him and another worker.

Loren Kim Jacobson, 65, of Pocatello, Idaho, owner of KCCS Inc., also pleaded guilty in May to violating the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, admitting he had conducted unsafe repairs...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/idaho-man-sentenced-after-admitting-to-illegal-repairs-on-fuel-tankers

Explosion Rocks Ship At Syrian Port, No Casualties Reported

Syria’s Latakia port explosion

An explosion and a blazing fire rocked a ship at Latakia port in Syria. Firefighters rushed to the site and doused off the fire. The cause of the explosion and fire is still unclear.

Initial reports suggest that the ship that suffered the explosion used to carry Iranian oil to Syria. As per reports, the vessel was undergoing maintenance work at Latakia Port.

The ship was emptied in no time after the explosion, but smoke from the fire caused breathing issues to workers. However, there were no...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/explosion-rocks-ship-at-syrian-port-no-casualties-reported/

Case Study: Heated Cargo Tanks Lead To Explosion On Tanker ‘Stolt Groenland’

Ignition of the released styrene monomer vapour

On 28 September 2019, a cargo tank containing styrene monomer on board the Cayman Islands-registered chemical tanker Stolt Groenland ruptured due to runaway polymerisation. The catastrophic rupture released a large quantity of vapour into the atmosphere, and it subsequently ignited. Fire-fighting efforts by the emergency services took over six hours and involved more than 700 personnel and 117 units of fire trucks, pumps and fire tugs.

Image Credits: gov.uk

Safety Issues

  • the styrene monomer was...

https://www.marineinsight.com/case-studies/case-study-heated-cargo-tanks-lead-to-explosion-on-tanker-stolt-groenland/

Dubai extingue el incendio tras la explosión de un gran contenedor

Una declaración del Ministro de Energía e Infraestructura de los EAU, Suhail Al Mazrouei, ha confirmado que el buque afectado es el Ocean Trader. El incendio se controló en sólo 44 minutos.

Esta entrada Dubai extingue el incendio tras la explosión de un gran contenedor Aparece primero en FullAvanteNe...

https://fullavantenews.com/dubai-extingue-el-incendio-tras-la-explosion-de-un-gran-contenedor/?lang=es

Watch: Explosions Rock The Caspian Sea, Shooting Fireball Into The Sky

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A massive explosion has shaken the Caspian Sea, sending a fireball shooting into the sky. The incident occurred near an oil and gas field off the Azerbaijan coast in the Caspian Sea. The state oil company has said that none of its platforms had been damaged.

The cause of the unforeseen blast was not determined immediately, but Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR has said that information indicated that the cause was a mud volcano.

The Caspian Sea is known for having several such volcanoes, which...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/watch-explosions-rock-the-caspian-sea-shooting-fireball-into-the-sky/

The World’s Deadliest Offshore Oil Disaster

Over 30 years after the oil production platform in North sea suffered multiple explosions off Scotland taking lives of 167 people. This disaster made the oil and gas industry to look safety in new terms.

Incident

The normal day for 226 crew members onboard, an oil production platform in the North Sea, located 120 miles north-east of Aberdeen, Scotland. At night, an explosion was heard on the deck of the platform, immediately followed by a fire which spread quickly in Module B and C. 

Dense black...

https://mfame.guru/the-worlds-deadliest-offshore-oil-disaster/

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