8 de noviembre de 2017 por
A Shell platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico had to be evacuated early Wednesday morning after a fire broke out on board.

Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a report at 1:20 a.m. that Shell’s Enchilada platform was on fire approximately 112 nautical miles south of Vermilion Bay, Louisiana.
The 46 crew members reported aboard the platform were evacuated to a lifeboat and transferred to a nearby platform, Salsa, by the offshore supply vessel C-Liberty.
Two people on board have reported injuries; a 54-year-old male suffered flash burns and a concussion, and a 29-year-old male suffered a sprained wrist and a concussion. Both have been medevaced to the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston.
A Shell spokesperson confirmed the incident in a statement.
“At approximately 1:20 a.m. on Wednesday, November 8, there was an operational incident at the Shell Enchilada platform at Garden Banks 128 in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. We have activated Incident Command, identified the source of the incident, and are actively responding to the situation. An early morning U.S. Coast Guard overflight is complete and there were no signs of oil on the water at that time,” the statement said.
The platform and associated production has been shut in and the fire has been reduced to a small flame coming out of a pipe on the platform, according to the Coast Guard.
There is a report of a light sheen north of the platform, the Coast Guard said.
Shell added that the Salsa platform has been shut down due to the incident. Also, production at the Auger platform and other nearby fields has been shut in.
Shell proporcionó detalles adicionales sobre el incidente:
Las plataformas Enchilada y Salsa se cerraron de forma segura. Shell notificó el incidente a las autoridades. La seguridad de nuestra gente y el medio ambiente son nuestras prioridades. Las 46 personas que trabajaban en la plataforma fueron evacuadas de forma segura al activo Salsa de Shell y a un buque cercano, según el protocolo de respuesta de emergencia. Dos personas heridas en el incidente fueron trasladadas a un hospital para recibir tratamiento. Las familias de estas personas han sido notificadas.
Se ha interrumpido la producción en la plataforma Auger y los yacimientos cercanos, además del gasoducto de exportación de 30 pulgadas.
Ningún daño a las personas o al medio ambiente es aceptable y Shell lamenta profundamente que se haya producido este incidente.
Llevaremos a cabo una investigación para determinar la causa.
Hemos identificado el origen del incendio en Enchilada y podemos confirmar que lo hemos contenido. La plataforma permanece intacta. Por razones de seguridad, hemos optado por no extinguir el incendio mientras el oleoducto está despresurizado de forma segura.
El BSEE y la Guardia Costera están investigando conjuntamente la causa del incidente.
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