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Oil Rig fire in Caspian Sea

Oil Rig fire in Caspian Sea

Oil Rig

An offshore oil platform caught fire  in the Gunashli oilfield in the Azerbaijan section of the Caspian Sea. The fire started after strong winds had damaged a gas pipeline on the platform.  Some 32 crew were rescued even as bad weather has made rescue operations difficult. Weather in the area has strong winds and waves reaching up to 10 meters.

Conflicting reports state the number of  crew on board the platform at the time of the fire. Numbers vary between 63 to 75 crew who were on board.  Rescuers did recover 1 person who was killed in the fire, but the remaining crew were still reported as missing.

Niloufar Abi

Niloufar Abi

The 56 meter long, 696 dwt freighter Niloufar Abi caught fire while moored at Baku, Azerbaijan.  The fire started in the cargo hold containing some 500 tons of metal slag.   Local firefighters were called in and the blaze was brought under control a few hours later.   No reports of injuries or pollution being released.

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Inzhener Nazarov

Inzhener Nazarov

The 133 meter long, 4700 dwt tanker Inzhener Nazarov caught fire in the Caspian Sea near Makhachkala, Russia.   The fire started from some equipment on the upper deck and quickly spread to other parts of the ship superstructure.  Reports state several of the 14 crewmen on board abandoned ship and were picked up by rescue vessels.  One crewman was killed in the fire.   Several other crew stayed on board to extinguish the blaze.  Fire fighting vessels arrived on scene with eight fire brigades of men to fight the fire.    After several hours, the fire fighters were able to contain and extinguish the fire.  The tanker was in ballast only heading to Makhachkala.   The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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