Incident on board of FPSO in transit on Vanguard
09 Gennaio 2020 - 11:50AM
Incident on board of FPSO in transit on Vanguard
Papendrecht, 9 January 2020
Earlier this week, an incident occurred on board of the FPSO
which is currently being transported by the Vanguard from China to
Brazil. During the journey a contractor, designated by the yard, is
conducting preservation works on board of the FPSO. These works are
part of the pre-delivery activities by the yard before the FPSO is
delivered to the operator in Brazil later this month. Six persons
employed by the designated contractor, all with the Brazilian
nationality, illegally consumed a cleaning liquid found on board of
the FPSO.
This liquid is a substance customarily used for degreasing
purposes, presumably containing a mixture of ethanol and the
severely toxic methanol. The affected persons reported this to our
crew approximately 36 hours after consumption at which point
serious signs of illness were becoming apparent. Swift and
immediate action was taken by our crew. The Vanguard changed course
towards the coast of South Africa and a medical evacuation by
helicopter was organized. Regrettably one of the affected
individuals passed away before the medical assistance was on site.
The remaining five persons were successfully evacuated,
hospitalized in Durban, South Africa and are successfully
recovering from the intoxication.
Boskalis expresses its deepest condolences to the family and
loved ones of the deceased person.
Boskalis would like to stress that it has a strict zero
tolerance policy with regard to alcohol on its offshore vessels.
The FPSO and Vanguard have recently resumed their journey to
Brazil.
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. is a leading global
services provider operating in the dredging, maritime
infrastructure and maritime services sectors. The company provides
creative and innovative all-round solutions to infrastructural
challenges in the maritime, coastal and delta regions of the world.
With core activities such as coastal defense, riverbank protection
and land reclamation Boskalis is able to provide adaptive and
mitigating solutions to combat the effects of climate change, such
as extreme weather conditions and rising sea levels, as well as
delivering solutions for the increasing need for space in coastal
and delta regions across the world. The company facilitates the
development of offshore energy infrastructure, including renewable
wind energy. Boskalis is furthermore active in the construction and
maintenance of ports, waterways, access channels and civil
infrastructure, thus helping to facilitate trade flows and regional
socio-economic development. In addition, Boskalis is a global
marine salvage expert and has a number of strategic partnerships in
harbor towage and terminal services (Keppel Smit Towage and Smit
Lamnalco). With a versatile fleet of more than 700 vessels and
floating equipment and 10,000 employees, including associates,
Boskalis is creating new horizons around the world.
This press release can also be found on our website
www.boskalis.com.
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