FSO catches fire while being dismantled in Turkey

Officials said on Thursday that they expect the firefighting effort to possibly last several days due to the severity of the inferno.

The Turkish Environment Ministry has assured that there are no more large quantities of hazardous material remaining on board the vessel.

An earlier incident occurred on Sloug on November 5, 2021, as it was undergoing decommissioning off Libya. One of the chains binding the FSO had snapped, killing three technicians who were conducting maintenance work on board at the time.