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Old 05-27-2013, 02:11 AM   #1
alexbookhyip

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Default Four dead, 49 as Russian gas platform basins lacking
Rescuers have preserved 1-4 of the 6-7 individuals who were aboard a floating gas platform which capsized in the Ocean of Okhotsk in Russia’s China, in accordance with latest accounts. Four more have now been found dead. The Kolskaya platform had been towed by a boat and an to Sakhalin Island after completing its exercise objective once the catastrophe occurred. A distress signal was sent from this on Sunday morning. The recovery operation is continuous regardless of the dusk. The Emergencies Ministry says 1-4 individuals have been preserved and four found dead. Early in the day it said two of the folks acquired in the frozen water were in an essential situation. Eight of the folks saved have now been considered steady enough to be moved to land via chopper for further treatment. Four of these are in transit. All employees in the platform have existence vests and comfortable swimming suits, the recovery company says. There have been also four inflatable rafts around the service. Rescuers found two of these, but found no body up to speed. Originally the research was performed by both ships that have been towing a chopper and the platform. However the tow ship Neftegaz-55 started initially to flow near the engine room nearer to the night and needed to withdraw in the area. The drip doesn't present risk to the vessel, the Transport Ministry said. Still another vessel is likely to reach the accident site in the evening and two more should be there from the day. Also a transport aircraft from the Russian Pacific Fleet is delivered to the place with extra rafts, which can be dropped from the air to aid anybody they manage to find. The platform it self has completely sunk. Regulators said these materials were in covered tanks and it'd little gas left, therefore the environmental harm to the location is likely to be small, if any. The event occurred 200 kilometers off Sakhalin Island. Problems at sea have been very serious recently, with winds of 70 kilometers per hour and waves as much as six yards high in the region. The rig was caused by a storm to tip over. It broken two of its air tanks, which gave buoyancy for the system. That moved it and it capsized in an approximately 20 minutes. This occurred as planes were getting ready to leave 1-4 guests and 5-3 team members as a result, since remaining aboard was considered too dangerous such problems. Detectives say probably the most likely reason behind the catastrophe was breach of safety rules for transport of the platform in stormy weather. The Kolskaya platform was constructed in 1985. At 80 broad and 70 yards long, it had been among the biggest oil rigs in Russia. It had been because of set sail for exploration off-the coast at the conclusion of its present objective. The platform event may be the 2nd high-profile maritime disaster in Russia this season. In July, the enjoyment boat Bulgaria sank during a on the Volga River in a surprise. Of the 201 people on-board, 122 died once the vessel took place in a matter of moments. Detectives attributed neglect and breach of safety regulations for that event. http://rt.com/news/drilling-rig-overturns-okhotsk-073/
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