PON1/1187

Notification details

Status	Completed
First observed date	19 July 2012
First observed time	18:00
Incident type(s)	Oil release
Organisations involved	Britannia Operator Limited, Britannia Operator Ltd
Installation	Britannia Platform
Installation type	Fixed
Field	Britannia
Latitude	58° 2' 55.13'' N
Longitude	1° 8' 19.54'' E
Quadrant / block no.	16 / 26

Oil release details

Oil product released	Hydraulic Oil
How was the quantity released determined
Total quantity of oil released	.005 tonnes

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened	Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing	No

Source details

Source	Failure of hydraulic hose on lifeboat davit during pressurisation of hose for maintenance.