Punch
Ten crew members are missing as fire engulfed a floating production, storage, and offloading vessel named ‘Trinity Spirit’ in Niger Delta.
It was learnt that the incident occurred on Wednesday.
Chief Executive Officer, Shebah Exploration and Production Company Ltd (in receivership), Ikemefuna Okafor, confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday, saying that no fatalities recorded so far.
The statement read, “The management of Shebah Exploration & Production Company Ltd (SEPCOL) in
RECEIVERSHIP hereby announce the unfortunate incident of a fire that engulfed our offshore facility, the FPSO Trinity Spirit located at the Ukpokiti Teminal, following an explosion during the early hours of Wednesday, 2nd of February 2022.
“The cause of the explosion is currently being investigated and we are working with necessary parties to contain the situation.
https://punchng.com/10-missing-as-sepcols-oil-production-vessel-explodes-in-niger-delta/“At this time there are no reported fatalities, but we can confirm that there were ten crewmen on board the vessel prior to the incident and we are prioritising investigations with respect to their safety and security.
