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Special Alert: Jack Ryan Crane Failure Report (Fatality)

Posted in accidents, tagged , , , , , , on June 8, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Thanks to a reader, we have obtained a copy of a report on the Jack Ryan crane failure (August 2010) that killed one worker and injured three offshore Nigeria. As BOE readers know, we have been pursuing information on this accident for months.

At BOE our highest priority is drawing attention to and disseminating information on offshore accidents.  In that regard, we greatly appreciate the support we have received from readers.

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Link to Jack Ryan report.

We understand that Total is conducting an inquiry, and assume that Transocean has also investigated this accident. We hope those reports are made publicly available.

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Aban Pearl and Other Pending Investigations

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , on August 13, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Aban Pearl

According to our 15 May post,  Venezuela established a special commission to investigate the sinking of the Aban Pearl, a semi-submersible rig that sank on 13 May 2010.  In the subsequent 3 months, we have not seen any updates on that commission or the status of the investigation.

BOE will also be tracking any reports on the recent crane failure and apparent fatality on the Jack Ryan, and the Bayou St. Denis blowout.  Let us know if there are other major offshore accidents that we should be tracking. With regard to the Jack Ryan, a description of the tragic crane accident is posted in a thread on the Oil Rig Photos site (see the 3 August post).

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Upstream confirms Jack Ryan (drillship) crane incident

Posted in accidents, tagged , , , , , , , on August 5, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Upstream has confirmed the crane incident on the Jack Ryan during operations offshore Nigeria.

According to a summary incident report into the accident, seen by Upstream, the port aft crane boom and cab, together with the three men, went overboard during load testing.

Upstream understands that the crane boom snapped during the tests.

The Upstream report is consistent with information provided separately by Malcolm Sharples.  One worker is still missing.

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