Brazil’s national oil company Petrobras has informed that the Ramco Crusader offshore support vessel sank Monday night, offshore Brazil.
The vessel, owned by Vestland Marine, was working for Petrobras, supporting drilling activities in the Potiguar basin, when a fire outbreak happened in the engine room.
The crew of 15 was immediately transferred to nearby support vessels, after which they were transferred to the city of Fortaleza.
The Ramco Crusader, built in 1983, then went adrift and sank at approximately 9 pm, local time.
Petrobras is investigating the cause of the accident and has notified the Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels of the incident.