KUALA LUMPUR: \u200cThree people were killed and one was injured in an accident \u200bduring lifeboat maintenance work at a floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel operated by Malaysian state energy firm Petronas on Sunday, the firm said.<\/p>\n
Petronas, or Petroliam Nasional Berhad, said in \u200ca statement on \u200cMonday the incident \u200boccurred \u200caround \u206012:50 \u200bp.m. (0450 GMT) \u2060at FSO Sepat off Terengganu state on the east coast of peninsular Malaysia.<\/p>\n
Three workers were pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital, while the \u2060injured staff member was \u200cevacuated for medical \u200ctreatment and remains \u200bunder observation, \u200cPetronas said.<\/p>\n
\u201cInvestigations into the cause \u200cof the incident are ongoing in coordination with the relevant authorities,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n
Petronas did not provide \u200cfurther details.<\/p>\n
Malaysia\u2019s state news agency Bernama reported \u2060the \u2060workers had boarded a lifeboat on the FSO platform to lower themselves into the sea to carry out maintenance work. However, the rope or hook linked to the lifeboat was believed to have detached, causing the victims to fall \u200binto the \u200bsea, Bernama reported, citing local police.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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