Find Answers To Your Questions By Searching Here:

Maritime Accident News

At least 3 oil worker deaths in the Gulf of Mexico

Posted on Sep 13, 2011

A Bangladesh man who died after being rescued from the Gulf of Mexico is one of at least three oil workers who were killed after evacuating their rig in Tropical Storm Nate.

Kham Nadimuzzaman died in a Mexican hospital Sunday night after arriving there in grave condition, said an official with Pemex, the Mexican state run oil corporation. He was one of 10 workers who had fled their liftboat Thursday by way of an enclosed life raft off the coast of the state of Campeche. Conditions were described as 70 to 80 mile per hour winds and 20 to 25 foot seas.

Craig Joseph Myers, 32, a native of New Iberia, La., also died. His body was recovered, though latest news reports did not specify if his body was found in the raft or in the water. Funeral services for Craig Joseph Myers are pending. He worked as a crane operator for Trinity Liftboats. According to the Mexican Navy, four survivors and one of the deceased was located in the boat while the three other survivors and another body were pulled out of the water.

The fate of another New Iberia resident, Nick Reed, was unknown. He has not been accounted for. Two unidentified bodies were recovered and one worker remained missing.

Two other American men were among seven workers who were rescued. Jeremy Parfait and Ted Derise are Louisiana residents. They were joined by fellow survivors Ruben Velazquez, Eleaquin Lopez, Luis Escobar and Ruben Lopez Villalobos, all of Mexico.

The group was discovered 50 miles off of Campeche by the vessel Bourbon Artzvaze and transported by helicopter to the port city of Ciudad del Carmen. They were taken to a regional Pemex hospital. The liftboat had been abandoned approximately eight miles from the port of Frontera in the state of Tabasco. The liftboat was owned by Trinity Liftboat Services of New Iberia. The workers were employed by Geokinetics Inc. of Houston.

Four Pemex helicopters, four boats and two airplanes were continuing to search, said a Pemex spokesperson.

Source: Fuelfix.com

Learn your rights as a seaman by ordering free copy of The Insider's Guide to Winning Your Maritime Injury Case written by Jones Act and maritime accident injury lawyer Brian Beckcom.

Maritime Work is Dangerous

Our maritime lawyers realize that maritime work can be dangerous when companies cut corners on safety. That's why we've dedicated our time to putting out free information for workers.