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| Iranian $40 Million Platform Unit Sinks In Gulf |
| 2013-01-31 |
| A $40 million engineering structure belonging to Iran's South Pars gas field, which was to be used in offshore platforms, sank into the Gulf as it was being installed, media said on Wednesday, as reported by AFP. The equipment was built by Maritime Industrial Company (SADRA), an affiliate of the industrial wing of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, over a 30-month period." An investigation is under way," SADRA's managing director Mehdi Etesami told the ISNA news agency, without elaborating. The incident occurred Monday night as the 1,850-tonne jacket developed for South Pars Phase 13 sank to a depth of 80 meters (264 feet), media reports said, adding that there were no reports of any casualties. As a result its links to the Guards, SADRA is subject to sanctions imposed by the European Union and the United States over the Iranian regimeÂ’s nuclear program. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #9 Does the IRG also own Mutual of Tehran? A win-win... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2013-01-31 22:09 |
| #8 perhaps the IRG's Maritime company got engineering advice from former Sen Hagel |
| Posted by: lord garth 2013-01-31 21:12 |
| #7 Maybe they pulled a Sean Penn and simply forgot to put the drain plugs in before they shoved it down the boat ramp. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2013-01-31 21:11 |
| #6 nice reef-starter ya got there |
| Posted by: Frank G 2013-01-31 20:59 |
| #5 Operation Lemony Snickett lives... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2013-01-31 20:43 |
| #4 An investigation is under way," SADRA's managing director Mehdi Etesami told the ISNA news agency, without elaborating. Can I have a word with you, Mehdi? It'll just take a minute... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2013-01-31 18:43 |
| #3 Boy, the Iranians are just having all kinds of bad luck, aren't they? |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2013-01-31 18:11 |
| #2 As long as it's not our Gulf.... |
| Posted by: Barbara 2013-01-31 18:03 |
| #1 Oh gee... *snicker* that is so *giggle* sad. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2013-01-31 16:03 |