Ten people are missing as a result of an accident at the oil-gathering station #3 of the department on oil and gas output of Azneft Production Union, Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR said in a message Dec. 15.
According to information, the accident occurred due to strong wind, which blew away a part of a flyover of the 150-meter long oil-gathering station. Meanwhile, the board attached to the flyover and a booth on it were also blown away.
According to the preliminary data, five people, who were on duty at the gathering station, and five people, who were in the booth, are missing.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev was informed on the accident happened in the Caspian Sea. The head of the state gave instructions to the relevant institutions on search of missing oilmen.
Three vessels (Vikhr-5, Vikhr-8 and Svetlomor-2) and a helicopter of Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations, despite the adverse weather conditions, were involved in the search for the oil workers, who went missing as a result of the accident at the oil-gathering station #3 of the department on oil and gas output of Azneft Production Union, the ministry’s press service told AzVision.az. As of now the body of one oilman has been retrieved.
The President of Azerbaijan is being constantly informed with the recent updates.
Ilham Aliyev gives instruction on search of missing oilmen in Caspian Sea
15 December 2016
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