The next day Lifeboat #2 reached the shore west of Nuevo Progreso upside down, with 12 survivors on top, and one survivor and four bodies inside. 33 to 35 people were trapped and had to fight to escape the boat. At 17:42 the lifeboat was struck by a huge wave, and overturned. The hatches were opened so the helmsman could see, and to allow for ventilation due to several people complaining of dizziness inside.
This lifeboat started out with poor visibility due to the oil from the leaking well Kab 121. The lifeboat eventually drifted ashore east of Nuevo Campechito with nobody on board. Some survivors were also rescued by the M/V Isla Del Torro. Two crew members from the Morrison Tide were lost in rescue operations one died from injuries and another was lost at sea. The lifeboat eventually capsized around 17:28, and a collision between the two lifeboats left most of Lifeboat #1's occupants drifting in the water. This eventually led to the lifeboat crew becoming panicked and attempting to leave the lifeboat, in an attempt to board the M/V Morrison Tide. This is only temporarily successful at stopping the leak from Kab 121.ġ5:30: The storm valves on Kab 121 fail and hydrogen sulfide is detected, prompting the order to evacuate the platform.ġ5:45: All 73 people from the platform were accounted for in the two lifeboats, and were wearing life jackets.Īround 16:13 the lifeboat began to fill with water. 4 with winds exceeding 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph) causes all personnel on the rig to cease operations.Ġ8:00 – 11:00: The Usumacinta begins moving with the 8 metres (26 ft) seas, because its ballast and anchor points have not been properly set.ġ1:30: The Usumacinta's auxiliary cover below its cantilever collides with the wellhead Kab 121, which begins leaking oil and gas.ġ1:40 – 13:55: The crew of the Usumacinta attempts to close the sub-surface storm valves for both Kab 101 and the leaking Kab 121, to prevent further danger to the people on board the platform.
October 23, 2007, 0700: The arrival of Cold Front No. October 21, 2007: The jackup rig Usumacinta is moved to the location of Kab 101 to prepare for work on the well Kab 103. Usumacinta Platform and Kab 101 (under the derrick) the day after the accident.
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