11 helicopters involved in search for missing oil workers

  16 December 2015    Read: 822
11 helicopters involved in search for missing oil workers
The extinguishing of the fire, which took place December 4 at the 10th platform of the Azerbaijan
3 ships of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and 5 of the State Border Service began the search for missing oil workers in Caspian Sea, `Azneft` told AzVision.az.

2 helicopters of the Ministry of Emergency Situation, an airplane and 9 helicopters of the State Border Service have been involved in search for the missing oil workers. Search operation continues.

As a result of a strong storm on Dec.4 at 17:40 (UTC/GMT + 4 hours), a high-pressure underwater gas pipeline was damaged which caused a fire at Guneshli field of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan. Large-scale rescue operation resulted in 33 people being rescued. To date, bodies of seven oil workers have been recovered. Currently, 23 people are listed as missing.

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