New Delhi: Explorer Run State Ongc and Coast Guard on Monday shifted accidents at the high sea after empty LPG tankers went near the company installation in the Arabian sea.
On May 19, a total of 75 people had died as Papaa 305 barge accommodation were deployed based on the ONC contract and carrying 261 on an anchor in the Tauktae cyclone and sank after reaching the Offshore Ongc platform near Mumbai Beach.
11 others died because Tugboat Varapada was upside down.
According to the company statement, the LPG Vessel ‘Yodla gas’ was on his way to Port Fujairah UAE from Mongla, Bangladesh on July 24 when reporting the engine failure at 6.35 P.M.
And began to drift about 20 miles of sea from the D1 Ongc field from Mumbai beach.
The ship marked by Panama, which is owned by the Dubai-based Shield Marine, has 17 people on board, including eight Indians and nine Ukrainians.
“After the first information was reported by Odag (offshore defense advisory group), Ongc immediately transferred the offshore vessel ‘Sagar Pride’ and Odail mobilized his ship ‘P R Nayak’ to support the floating ships,” Ongc said.
“The effort succeeded in helping a depressed vessel and also helped keep it away from the Ongc operational area,” said the company.
Ongc also transferred multi-supply ships ‘Seamec-3’ and Tugboat ‘Saroja Blessing’ from their assigned assignments towards the floating ship.
Tugboat ‘Water Lilly’ from the Directorate General of Shipping also joined the ONGC ship.
At 10pm, the ship cleans the South D1 field at 15 nautical miles, but still floated 1.5-2 mile of sea per hour, “said company statement.
Coast Guard Ship ‘Sankalp’ approaches the Adrift ship on July 25 and takes over Commander in the scene of Odag Vessel ‘PR Nayak’.
The crew then managed to repair the Yodla gas MV engine and start an emergency generator at 5:15 on July 25.
MV Garnet was then arranged by the owner for Bunker’s support.
“After a conversation with the Coast Guard, Captain The ship agrees to be withdrawn.
The ship was secured to the Shipping Tug Lilly.
But when a curved water crane line, ONC mobilizes proud SAGAR to pull the ship to a safe place on Monday.
Ongc, Coast Guard avoids shipwrecks in Mumbai Offshore
