Niger Delta: Expert warns as abandoned oil facilities litter communities
There is rising concern across the Niger Delta region over the number of abandoned oil wells, as well as unused and derelict infrastructures of
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There is rising concern across the Niger Delta region over the number of abandoned oil wells, as well as unused and derelict infrastructures of
A 46-year-old oil storage vessel, Trinity Spirit, which exploded off the coast of Nigeria last year, was part of a class of vessels that stores oil at sea. More than 30 such ships older than the Trinity Spirit are still operating around the world. The World's Marco Werman speaks with reporter Helen Wieffering, who led an Associated Press team investigating the growing safety
OKITIPUPA, Nigeria (AP) – It was the dead of night when the ship caught fire, Patrick Aganyebi remembers, but the flames made it seem as bright as day.
Five workers were killed and two others presumed dead in the blast on the Trinity Spirit, a rusting converted oil tanker anchored 15 miles (24 km) off the coast of Nigeria that pulled crude oil from the ocean floor.
An explosion aboard the Trinity Spirit off the coast of Nigeria last year that killed five workers and left two others unaccounted for stands among the deadliest tragedies on an