Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 8
Trend:
The search for oil workers missing in the accident at the Azerbaijani Guneshli oil rig continues.
Below is a video footage of the search operation provided by Azerbaijani ministry of emergency situations.
As a result of a strong storm on Dec.4 at 17:40 (UTC/GMT + 4 hours), a high-pressure underwater gas pipeline was damaged which caused a fire at Guneshli field of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan.
As a result of the large-scale work, 33 people were rescued. Currently, seven oil workers were found dead, while 23 people are listed as missing.