Nineteen Oilmen Rescued from Burning Oil Platform (VIDEO / UPDATED-2)

According to the latest report of SOCAR at 14.00 (13.00), 19 oilmen were rescued from the burning oil platform in the offshore field Guneshli. The rescue operation continues.

It is noteworthy that only yesterday the representatives of SOCAR and its subdivisions argued that all the personnel had been evacuated from the platform. -0-

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On the burning platform in the shallow water Guneshli oilfield there were 63 people, 32 of which have been saved. The rescue work is continuing. Turan was told at the operational headquarters of SOCAR.

Currently, the head of SOCAR Rovnag Abdullayev and the Minister of Emergency Situations Kamaladdin Heydarov are at the scene. MOE helicopters are operating. The fire continues.

The headquarters denied reports of the death of some oilmen in a rubber boat. -03B-

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During the fire on an offshore platform there are dead and wounded.

Some oilmen have drowned during rescue operations because the rescuers’ rubber boat got torn. This is reported by relatives of the oilmen.

There are also unconfirmed reports of casualties from the gas explosion and subsequent fire on the platform.

In addition, some of the oilmen that escaped from the fire and came down to the boat strongly overcooled.

Meanwhile, the headquarters for the liquidation of the accident denied reports of fatalities in the talk with Turan IA. So far, MOE helicopters have joined the rescue operations. Unlike the ships, they can operate in the strong wind and rescue the oilmen with ropes. -03B-

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The situation around the offshore platform on the field Guneshli, where the night before there was a large fire, remains difficult.

The fate of dozens of oil workers is not entirely clear. According to the staff governing rescue operations, the oilmen moved from the platform to boats and were on the water. The rescue ships could not Approach them and the platform due to strong waves.

As of the morning of December 5, the situation was not clear. At the headquarters Turan was reported that significant changes did not happen last night. "People are still in the boats." SOCAR representatives also argue that the platform had not 84, but 42 people and none of them was hurt.

SOCAR reported that on the site there are several fire and rescue vessels of SOCAR and the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

SOCAR prepares to hold a press conference in connection with the incident. -02B-

2015 December 04 (Friday) 20:53:40

The fire on the platform in the shallow part of Guneshli was caused by an accident on a gas pipeline that occurred in connection with the storm wind.

SOCAR reported that on December 4, 2015 at 17.40 as a result of a storm, an accident occurred on the gas pipeline on the platform number 10 in the shallow part of Guneshli, which caused a fire.

In this regard, the first steps were taken to evacuate the personnel. The height of the waves made it difficult to rescue.

However, the ships of Caspian Shipping Company evacuate people from the platform. According to unofficial data, the platform had at least 40 people.

According to the Deputy Director General of Azneft Ikram Gurbanov, who spoke to ANS TV, all the personnel was evacuated from the platform and the platform is secure.

The shallow part of Guneshli accounts for about 60 percent of total oil production of SOCAR. --0--