Headquarters created in connection with Caspian Sea accident
A headquarters has been created at the national center for control over ship traffic of Azerbaijan’s State Marine Administration in connection with the accident that took place Dec. 15 at the oil-gathering station #3 of the Oil and Gas Production Department named after N. Narimanov of Azneft Production Union, said a joint statement of press services of the Defense Ministry, Ministry of Emergency Situations, State Border Service, State Marine Administration, state oil company SOCAR and Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping CJSC.
It was decided at the meeting with the participation of officials of the above-mentioned structures.
The meeting was held at the Ministry of Emergency Situations in order to accelerate the search for people, who are missing as a result of the accident, to widen the search area, as well as to enhance coordination between the state structures involved in the search operations in line with instructions of the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
On Dec. 16, 2016, President Aliyev gave instructions to the heads of relevant structures on urgent search for oilmen who went missing as a result of the accident in the Caspian Sea.
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