Offshore Support Vessel Capsizes

[Bjoern Eddy Engelbrethsen]

The two men confirmed dead were among the ten people who were rescued earlier this evening. Still five men missing.

My thoughts go to families of all the men, dead, missing and rescue. I hope the will manage to rescue/ find the 5 still missing

[Alan Smillie]

Latest at 23.00hrs on Sky News.

Michael Mulford at RAF Kinloss said that it looks like they will have to take off the Rigs crew of 99 as the Bourbon Dolphin is still attached to the Rig and it may cause problems for the Rig overnight, they are still continuing to try and recover the crew members still on the vessel.

A very sad day for those crew members who have died and hopefully they can find the missing crew members tonight.

Regards Alan.

[Bjarne Pettersen]

My thoughts goes to the crew and their families.

Two of the missing is father and son. The son is 15 and where onboard as a schoolrelated introductory to work.

I sincerely hope noone will take offense to the following ;

For Those in Peril on the Sea
(William Whiting)

Eternal Father, strong to save
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave.
Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep
     Oh hear us when we cry to thee
     For those in peril on the sea.

O Christ! Whose voice the waters heard
And hushed their raging at Thy word
Who walked'st on the foaming deep
And calm amidst its rage didst sleep.
     Oh hear us when we cry to thee
     For those in peril on the sea.

Most Holy Spirit! Who didst brood
Upon the chaos dark and rude,
And bid its angry tumult cease
And give, for wild confusion, peace
     Oh hear us when we cry to thee
     For those in peril on the sea.

O Trinity of love and power
Our brethren shield in danger's hour
From rock and tempest, fire and foe
Protect them wheresoe'er they go.
     Thus evermore shall rise to Thee
     Glad hymns of praise from land and sea.

[Stephen Lee]

Hi
Report from the BBC this am that ROV has been down to check its safe for the divers to go down,

my prayers are with the families of the crew

REGARDS Stephen

[Hawkeye]

Hi

Why should anyone connected with the sea object to having the 'sailors hymn' posted on this site.
I also hope they quickly find the missing persons.
regards
karl

[scotsvoice]

Hi Folks,
I'm a BBC radio journalist workign on BBC Radio Norfolk
We have been told the Borboun Dolphin has also worked in the southern North Sea arround Great yarmouth .
Can anyone confirm this is the case and when it was last in the area.

Jim
bbc.co.uk/norfolk

[Ashley Hunn]

Hi Jim,

Yes the BOURBON DOLPHIN was in the southern sector of the North Sea using the ports of Great Yarmouth and Harwich, carrying out diving operations in the southern sector, early 2007.
On the 20th January 2007 she departed Great Yarmouth at approximately 20:00 GMT after discharging diving equipment. The vessel was bound for Aberdeen on departure.

Regards
Ashley

[Bjarne Pettersen]

In an interview given to NRK (Norwegian News broadcasting) it is said that the most likely cause of this is that she was pulled around by the weight of the anchor and chain came over on her side rather than astern. She capsized within minutes

It is said that this happened by the combination by sea and current conditions during anchor handling operations.

Interview is given by one of the survivors contacts and assistants and this is what he has been told by them

[Stuart Young]

Here are the latest pictures taking from the Coastguard helicopter earier tis afternoon

http://www.stv.tv/content/news/main/display.html?id=opencms:/news/Three_die_after_oil_rig_support_vessel_c

[Guest]

Latest from Sky News @ http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1260399,00.html

"Rescue Bid Called Off
Updated: 15:49, Friday April 13, 2007

The search for survivors of an oil rig vessel which capsized in the North Sea has been called off.

Divers have concluded it is too dangerous to attempt to enter the upturned hull of the Bourbon Dolphin which overturned west of the Shetland coast.

A 15-year-old schoolboy on work experience and his father are believed to be among the five people missing.

The rescue attempt has now turned into a recovery operation.

The Bourbon Dolphin There had been hopes that the missing could have survived in an air pocket in the hull although search teams conceded it would be a "miracle" if they were alive.

Three fellow crewmen on the Bourbon Dolphin died and seven more were rescued alive.

Aberdeen Coastguard Richard Crowther told Sky News that the rescue divers were facing a very dangerous situation.

"The instability and not knowing what might happen to the vessel at a moment's notice is the main risk," he said.

Capsized was off the Shetlands The incident happened when the vessel was handling an anchor from the drilling rig Transocean Rather, operators Transocean said.

The owners of the ship, Bourbon Offshore, which is based in Fosnavaag in Norway, has chartered a plane to bring company representatives and family members to Lerwick.

Managing director Trond Myklebust said: "This is the worst day in the company. It's difficult and is tragic for us but we are trying to focus on helping the relatives.

"At this stage we do not know how it happened. We only know it happened quickly."

He added that there was no mayday or distress call from the ship.

He described his company as a small operator in the industry with 500 seamen and 27 office-based staff."

Sad news.

Regards

Steve Ellwood

[Jens Heri]

Dives have carried out under and around the vessel without finding anybody. The weather is reported getting worse.
 
One of the survivors said he just managed to get a lifejacket.
He spent 25 minutes in water. Other survivors were in a liferaft.

In October 2003 the danish registered Stevns Power capsized  while anker handling outside Nigeria for pipelayer
Castoro Otto. All here crew of 11 were lost.

The accident investigation report can be found here:
http://soefart.inforce.dk/graphics/Synkron-Library/Sofartsstyrelsen/Publikationer/OKE/Ulykker_2003/stevnspower.pdf

[Guest]

This is the latest fron Sky News:
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1260563,00.html

"Salvage Mission Begins
Updated: 07:59, Saturday April 14, 2007

A salvage operation to recover an oil rig tug boat which overturned in the North Sea began at first light after coastguards gave up hope of finding survivors.

The coastguard has called off the search for five missing people believed to have been in an air pocket in the hull of the Bourbon Dolphin.

A 15 year-old boy who was on work experience is among the missing, as is his father.

There were 15 Norwegian crew aboard the vessel when it capsized on Thursday afternoon.

Ten were recovered, but three of those were later confirmed dead.

Neville Davis of Shetland Coastguard said: "We must now accept that ... it is extremely unlikely that the five missing crew will be found alive."

Royal Navy divers from Faslane dived on the ship and on the wheelhouse, but found nothing and it was deemed too dangerous to try to get inside the hull.

The seven survivors were airlifted to hospital in Lerwick, Shetland on Thursday night, and representatives from Bourbon Offshore and family members arrived in Lerwick yesterday.

The Norwegian owner of a Shetland cafe said the father of the missing boy was vessel captain Odne Remoy.

Reidar Vetvik, 65, who runs the Havly Centre in Lerwick, said: "The father and son were on the bridge of the vessel when it overturned."

The 250ft ship, which is less than one year old, had been working at the Rosebank oilfield when it capsized just over a mile from the rig.

It is still connected to the facility by an anchor chain, said coastguards."

Regards

Steve Ellwood

[John Webster]

This is a tragedy .I work on Errv in the North Sea and understand the dangers .My thoughts are for the families and freinds in Norway

Regards John Webster

[Richard Paton]

I wholeheartly agree with you. I witnessed her sailing from Lerwick at 18:30hrs Tuesday evening, to think some were not to return is a sobering thought.

My thoughts are also with the families of these seamen.

Regards
trickyboat

[Jesper T Andersen]

In danish news today there was a story about this vessel,
one of the missing crewmembers is a young danish seaman.
My thoughts are also with the families of these seamen.
 :-(  :-(
Regards.
Jesper