Castorone halts offshore operations following trunkline incident
Jan. 30, 2024
Saipem’s flagship construction vessel Castorone experienced an “incident” Jan. 30 while operating offshore Australia, the company disclosed in a brief statement.
MILAN, Italy — Saipem’s Castorone flagship construction vessel experienced an “incident” the morning of Jan. 30 while operating offshore Australia, the company disclosed in a brief statement.
No injuries occurred to personnel onboard, nor did the vessel sustain any major damage. However, there was localized damage to the trunkline it was installing, which will now be repaired.
According to reports in Australia, the incident occurred during laying of Woodside Energy’s Scarborough gas pipeline offshore Western Australia.
Castorone is said to have lost control of the pipeline, which then suffered a rupture. Reportedly, another issue arose at the start of the year caused by a strong movement of the vessel during pipelay operations.
