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  • 11 months ago
An off-shore drilling rig partially collapsed during the early hours of this morning, leaving one man injured and another missing at sea.

The rig is owned and operated by Well Services Petroleum Limited, within a Heritage Offshore Field, Southwestern Trinidad.

Reporter Cindy Raghubar-Teekersingh tells us more.
Transcript
00:00At 3.09am on Sunday, December 22nd, something happened here aboard Wealth Services Rig 110
00:10as personnel were engaged in drilling activities.
00:13According to a statement from the South Urupuch based drilling company, the incident, which
00:18it gave no details on, left one person injured and another man, up until news time, remained
00:25missing at sea.
00:27The 47-year-old Larrow, Maine father of five, Pete Phillip, was one of 75 people on board
00:33the rig working at the time of the incident.
00:36Multiple social media videos of Rig 110 show it tilted to one side with a section of the
00:42rig collapsed into the sea.
00:45The company says apart from the missing man and the injured worker, who is now in a stable
00:49condition receiving medical care, all other personnel were safely evacuated from the rig.
00:56The company says search and rescue efforts have been ongoing and they say Wealth Services
01:01officials have been in communication with the family of the missing employee, providing
01:06all necessary support and assistance during this period of uncertainty.
01:12When the express went to Point 14 on Sunday, they joined members of the Hunter Search and
01:16Rescue team led by Valence Rambratt as they attempted to mount their own search hoping
01:22to assist with rescue efforts.
01:24We saw the damage for the rig and there were patrols around the area and we were cautioned
01:33to stay away from the immediate circle around the rig simply because there was some diving
01:40taking place.
01:41We were unable to see the diving and what we did was we kept circling and concentrated
01:47circles around the site trying to do some sea patrols to see if we could have spotted
01:53anything.
01:54And up till now we were unable to spot anything.
01:57During the day, social media posts suggested that Philip was found alive but trapped within
02:03the fallen structure and communicating with the rescue team.
02:07However, Wealth Services issued an update saying they are aware of several misleading
02:13statements circulating online which suggest the missing person has been located and is
02:19communicating with their rescue team.
02:21The company says these are false and search and rescue operations continue and they are
02:27committed to providing accurate and timely updates as the situation develops.
02:33Cindy Raghubati Kasing, TV6 News.
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