Oil Platform Capsizes and Sinks with 101 Crew Members Onboard in Kalimantan, South China Sea
The Malaysian offshore oil and gas platform NAGA-7 sank after a drilling incident while operating for ConocoPhillips on May 4, in the offshore waters of Sarawak, north of Kalimantan with several crew members. The company confirms that the offshore drilling platform is submerged following the incident during installation at a well site. The information relayed is that one of the legs of the three-legged offshore platform broke offshore, in the mud below. As a result, the platform tilted and then sank. All 101 personnel onboard managed to evacuate to 3 lifeboats and are safe.
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“An investigation team has been set up by the marine department of the Sarawak region to determine the cause of the incident,” the department said in a statement on Wednesday (May 5).
Crew Members of the Malaysian Offshore Platform Are Safe
“A total of 85 crew members arrived safely at Serimas Jetty (in Miri) at 10 PM on Tuesday (May 4), and are undergoing mandatory 14-day quarantine.”
“The remaining 16 crew members arrived at the jetty at 10:35 AM this morning, and were registered to undergo quarantine in Miri,” the department stated.
It also stated that a notice to mariners was issued regarding the incident, while the marine department of the Sarawak region was in the process of placing a virtual buoy, if necessary, to ensure that the maritime community would not use the route for the time being.




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