Failure of connector on marine riser
The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Gulf of Mexico OCS Region (BSEE) has published the following report regarding a pollution incident involving the discharge of synthetic base mud (SBM) into the sea due to a loss of integrity of a connector on a LMRP (lower marine riser package).
The report can be downloaded from bsee.gov/uploadedFiles/BSEE/Regulations/Safety_Alerts/SA-303.pdf
Safety Event
Published: 3 May 2013
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IMCA SF 06/13
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