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Offshore Industry: Liberia

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects the Marine Accident Investigation Branch to publish its report into the loss of a crew member on the Liberian flagged drill rig jack up vessel Valaris 121 on 22 January 2023.

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 20 Jan 2025
Target answer date: 22 Jan 2025
Answer: 23 Jan 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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20 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects the Marine Accident Investigation Branch to publish its report into the loss of a crew member on the Liberian flagged drill rig jack up vessel Valaris 121 on 22 January 2023.
22 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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23 Jan 2025
Answer published
The Liberian registered Valaris 121, a mobile drilling rig, was under tow outside United Kingdom territorial waters when the accident took place. In line with the International Maritime Organization’s Casualty Investigation Code (the Code), as the flag St...

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