The rig’s 140 personnel were put on standby for evacuation when the unit listed by 5.7 degrees to starboard after taking in seawater in a ballast tank in the incident on Tuesday afternoon, with air and sea rescue services mobilised after operator Eni alerted authorities.
It comes after the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) earlier this year uncovered a number of violations related to ballast and stability on the newbuild rig, which was only recently cleared for drilling work following a series of fabrication issues that delayed its delivery by about three years.
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