No one injured in ‘small’ SeaRose fire

The White Rose floating production, storage and offloading vessel. File photo courtesy of Husky Energy

Published on May 3, 2012; Published on May 3, 2012

Offshore regulator following up on incident with Husky Energy

Topics :: Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board , Husky Energy

A fire broke out aboard the SeaRose FPSO today but was quickly extinguished by the onboard fire suppression system, according to a notice issued by the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (CNLOPB).

No one was injured.

The CNLOPB states it received a report of a “small fire” at a power generator (power generator C) at about 4:30 a.m.

“Personnel on the SeaRose observed smoke and a small fire within the enclosure through a view porthole. The unit was shut down and the fire suppression system immediately extinguished the fire.

“A general platform alarm was sounded and all personnel were mustered.”

The power unit was shut down and the fire suppression system killed the fire.

“Systems and operations have returned to normal with an investigation into the incident ongoing by Husky Energy,” the CNLOPB has stated.

telegram@thetelegram.com

Rate
Top of the page

Comments

William Daniels

- May 3, 2012 at 22:03:19

“Systems and operations have returned to normal with an investigation into the incident ongoing by Husky Energy,” the CNLOPB has stated." On a vessel such as this any type of fire is an extremely serious incident. Operations should NOT return to normal. Yet again an offshore operator is allowed to investigate themselves. The Wells Inquiry has been forgotten already.

Submit a comment

Submit a comment Your name* Email* (we keep all emails private) Write your comment here*
Agreement
We ask that users remain courteous. You may not post insulting, discriminatory or inappropriate content, which may be removed at our discretion. We are not responsible for user content and opinions. Use of this site as well as content submission & ownership are governed by our Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy.

Member organizations should be non-profit in nature, and promote legal activities. Any organization found promoting illegal activities or commercial products or services will be deleted from the site.

Conditions I agree with these conditions.

Submit a comment

Submit a comment Your name* Email* (we keep all emails private) Write your comment here*

Agreement

We ask that users remain courteous. You may not post insulting, discriminatory or inappropriate content, which may be removed at our discretion. We are not responsible for user content and opinions. Use of this site as well as content submission & ownership are governed by our Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy.

Member organizations should be non-profit in nature, and promote legal activities. Any organization found promoting illegal activities or commercial products or services will be deleted from the site.

I agree with these conditions.