“An oil platform caught fire near the coast of Italy A fire broke out on the Rospo Mare B oil platform in the Adriatic Sea, all personnel were evacuated. The causes of the fire are being investigated, no oil leaks have been recorded.”, — write on: unn.ua
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According to Energean, which operates Rospo Mare B, the fire broke out on the platform at approximately 14:00 local time on Wednesday, January 22. An emergency was immediately declared at the facility and the evacuation of 26 personnel began.
The fire, the cause of which remains to be determined, immediately triggered an emergency procedure with the evacuation of all personnel. Fire crews equipped for work at sea and coast guard patrol boats set out from Termoli to reach the scene and deal with the emergency
The Italian Coast Guard, which is involved in the evacuation and elimination of the consequences of the fire, called the operation “difficult”, while stressing that there were no casualties.
Also, there was no oil leakage from the platform as a result of the fire, the cause of which is currently unknown.
Energean reported that inspections are currently underway to quantify the extent of the damage and understand the cause of the fire.
The Rospo Mare B oil platform is located in the oil district of the same name, 20 kilometers from the coast of the Italian region of Abruzzo. Its development began in the 1980s.
We will remind
A fire broke out at the Pars Petro Shushtar plant in Iran’s Khuzestan province due to a collision between a tanker and tanks. At least one person died.