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PON1/2119

Notification details

Status Completed
First observed date 27 July 2013
First observed time 09:00
Incident type(s) Chemical release
Organisations involved Maersk Oil UK
Installation Gryphon A Production Vessel
Installation type Fixed
Field Gryphon
Latitude 59° 21' 39.2'' N
Longitude 1° 34' 15.6'' E
Quadrant / block no. 9 / 19

Chemical 1

Chemical product released Oceanic HW540 E
Total quantity of chemical released 3914.52 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing Yes

Source details

Source Subsea hydraulic valve sticking open released water based hydraulic fluid to sea