JACK-UP BARGE SUNK IN ESCRAVOS LEAVING ONE DEAD An incident that occurred on Friday, 2 August

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JACK-UP BARGE SUNK IN ESCRAVOS LEAVING ONE DEAD


An incident that occurred on Friday, 2 August 2022 at the Chevron offshore field close to Escravos in Delta State that involved a Jack-Up Barge Sunk on the offshore, leading to a loss of life, according to a source who witnessed the incident.

The said incident occured as a result of the failure of one of the leg engines of the jack-up barge, which caused it to tilt in one direction and resulted in an imbalance, leading to the sinking of the barge.


The workmen made a slight mistake or we called it a fault occurred when one leg of the jack engine failed to move after jacking the other up , leading to the sinking of the jack- up barge.

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