Iran Press/ Africa: Three seafarers have been confirmed dead while the whereabouts of seven others remain unknown after a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, Trinity Spirit, exploded on Wednesday.
The explosion caused a raging fire and threatened fishing activities in some of Nigeria’s riverine communities in the Niger Delta area of the country, Nigerian Tribune reported.
According to Maritime Bulletin, the Trinity Spirit with a capacity to process up to 22,000 barrels of oil per day, inject up to 40,000 barrels of water per day and store 2 million barrels of oil, has exploded and sunk at the Ukpokiti Terminal around Excravos, Warri South-west, Delta State, Nigeria.
The owner SEPCOL has confirmed the incident, saying: “The management of Shebah Exploration & Production Company Ltd (SEPCOL) in receivership, hereby announces the unfortunate incident of a fire that engulfed our offshore facility, the FPSO Trinity Spirit located at the Ukpokiti Terminal, following an explosion during the early hours of Wednesday, 2nd of February 2022."
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