Oil Diver Dies In Gulf Of Mexico Oil Rig

[DandyDon]

from Oil Diver Dies In Gulf Of Mexico Oil Rig

Chicago, July 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) An oil diver working in an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico has met with his death in an underwater accident which the reports claim is not related to the oil spill incident in the Gulf of Mexico. The man, an employee of a waste services company was supposedly at work inside a client’s oil rig when the unfortunate accident took place that led to the life loss.

Although the cause of the accident has still not been deciphered, a report from the Veolia Environmental Services North America says that it may have been the result of a sudden explosion which took place underwater. The oil diver was working at a depth of 250 feet below sea level in a Normand Clipper vessel, which belonged to the company for which he was doing the maintenance work, when the sudden explosion at morning 11:30 led to his death on Friday. The same reports claim that rescue workers were immediately on the spot and pulled the man out of the rig, however they were not successful in saving his life, the paramedical staff declaring him dead.

No information could be obtained as to the name of the client or the name of the man involved in the accident. This however is not the first accident which has taken place while a diver is at work in an oil rig. Another maintenance worker met with his death in recent years while he was at work in an oil rig in the Houston-based Chevron, the rig already being damaged by a hurricane before.

 

[d_lafleur]

Don,
For referance, the vessel is the Norman Clipper, it is a DSV. In the past I have seen as many as 16 sat divers working on the vessel with 2 chambers and 2 diving bells. At the time it also had a Dive Specialist ( I am not sure if it was a full blown MD) on board.

I do not know who the vessel was working for at the time of this report and I havent heard anything from the industry side. Let me see if I can get some better information.