The report explains the fire on board the U.S. fishing vessel NORTHUMBERLAND and rupture of a natural gas transmission pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico offshore from Sabine Pass, Texas, on October 3, 1989. The safety issues discussed in the report are (a) the adequacy and enforcement of Federal and State regulations pertaining to submerged pipelines; (b) the potential hazard of submerged pipelines to fishing operations; (c) the marking of submerged pipelines on navigation charts; (d) the need to determine the number and location of submerged pipelines; and (e) emergency preparedness planning of offshore pipeline operators and producers, and emergency response agencies.


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    Title :

    Pipeline Accident Report - Fire on Board the F/V Northumberland and Rupture of a Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico Near Sabine Pass, Texas, October 3, 1989


    Publication date :

    1990


    Size :

    108 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English