Synopsis:
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ON JULY 15, 1979, 95 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF (OCS) IN SHELL OIL COMPANY'S (SHELL) SOUTH PASS, BLOCK 62, FIELD, A 14-INCH SOUTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY TRANSMISSION LINE OPERATING AT A PRESSURE OF 900 PSIG WAS SNAGGED AND RUPTURED BY A GRAPPLING HOOK FROM THE ANCHOR-HANDLING VESSEL PETE TIDE II, WHILE THE VESSEL WAS GRAPPLING FOR AN ANCHOR PENDANT FROM THE SEMISUBMERSIBLE DRILLING RIG OCEAN QUEEN. THE RESULTING EXPLOSION AND FIRE CAUSED THE DEATH OF TWO PERSONS AND INJURIES TO FOUR OTHERS. DAMAGE TOTALED OVER $1,500,000.
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Recommendation:
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THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION, THE AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE, THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DRILLING CONTRACTORS, AND THE OFFSHORE OPERATORS COMMITTEE: NOTIFY MEMBER COMPANIES OPERATING SIMILAR OFFSHORE EQUIPMENT INSTALLATIONS OF THE PARTICULARS OF THIS ACCIDENT AND URGE THEM TO REVIEW THEIR OPERATING PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES, AND TO REVISE THEM WHERE NECESSARY, TO AFFORD MAXIMUM PROTECTION TO SUBMARINE PIPELINE FACILITIES.
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Original recommendation transmittal letter:
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Overall Status:
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Closed - Acceptable Action
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Mode:
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Pipeline
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Location:
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New Orleans, LA, United States
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Is Reiterated:
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No
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Is Hazmat:
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No
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Is NPRM:
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No
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Accident #:
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DCA79MP023
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Accident Reports:
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Report #:
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PAR-80-01
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Accident Date:
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7/15/1979
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Issue Date:
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3/13/1980
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Date Closed:
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2/4/2002
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Addressee(s) and Addressee Status:
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American Gas Association (Closed - Acceptable Action) American Petroleum Institute (Closed - Acceptable Action) International Association of Drilling Contractors (Closed - Unacceptable Action - No Response Received) Shell Oil Company (Closed--No Longer Applicable)
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