There were no injuries after a fire broke out early Wednesday morning on a fast rescue craft on board the Siem Diamond—a vessel on stand-by for Equinor’s drill rig, the Transocean Barents.
The C-NLOPB says the fire team was able to extinguish the fire quickly. However, the fast rescue craft was extensively damaged and is now considered unavailable.
There were no other reports of damage to the main vessel.
All planned helicopter flights and non-critical operations onboard the Transocean Barents were temporarily suspended. A replacement vessel was deployed to the rig for stand-by duties.
The Transocean Barents has resumed operations and the regulator is monitoring Equinor’s investigation into the incident.