Baku: A crane lost its balance and fell into the sea in Oil Rocks, SOCAR’s Azneft Production Association confirmed the information to APA. According to the information, today at around 4:25 p.m., during repair work carried out by the Construction and Installation Department No. 4 of the Neftgaztikinti Trust in the Oil and Gas Production Area No. 4 of the Azneft Production Association’s Oil Rocks Oil and Gas Production Department, a “Libher Gravleer” crawler crane lost its balance and fell into the sea.
According to Azeri-Press News Agency, as a result of the incident, the crane’s operator, Zahid Tagiyev, lost his life. The unfortunate event highlights the risks involved in repair operations at oil production facilities. The authorities are expected to conduct a thorough investigation to determine the cause of the crane’s loss of balance and implement measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.