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PON1/297

Notification details

Status Completed
First observed date 04 April 2011
First observed time 15:30
Incident type(s) Chemical release
Organisations involved Maersk Oil UK
Installation Gryphon A Production Vessel
Installation type Fixed
Field GRYPHON
Latitude 59° 21' 4.1'' N
Longitude 1° 33' 9.9'' E
Quadrant / block no. 9 / 18

Chemical 1

Chemical product released Oceanic HW540 E
Total quantity of chemical released 636.0 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened No

Close off details

Release ever ongoing No

Source details

Source Hydraulic line failure.