Tanker collides with jack-up in south Texas

Coast Guard: Rowan EXL 1 jack-up struck by tanker in Aransas Channel

Rowan

Kathrine Schmidt

 02 May 2012 19:42 GMT

A tanker “lost propulsion” early Wednesday morning and collided with a Rowan drilling rig in Aransas Channel in south Texas, the US Coast Guard said.

At about 7:25 am the 750-foot FR8 Pride lost control and drifted into Rowan EXL1 in the channel near marker Buoy 3.

No injuries or substantial pollution were immediately reported. Nearby tugs were able to help separate the two vessels.

The rig suffered "significant damage" and a crane suffered a hydraulic leak, but crew members were able to stabilise it by deploying its legs offshore, the Coast Guard said.

Watch a Coast Guard video here.

Rowan investor relations director Suzanne Spera told Upstream that the high-spec jackup was not drilling at the time, but…

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