A tribunal hearing has begun after US oil and gas company Apache appealed an improvement notice issued by the HSE (Health and Safety Executive).
The company disputes the notice from the safety body, which was given after a supply vessel crashed into the Forties Echo on March 16th last year.
Today evidence was heard from HSE specialist inspector Alan Keith Pemberton, who said an improvement notice was issued after the incident’s risk factor was categorised as “significantly large”.
Speaking at the tribunal, Mr Pemberton said the 291ft Sea Falcon, owned by Norwegian offshore supply company Deep Supply, was going at a speed of 4knots.
Guidelines state the vessel should have maintained a speed of 0.5knots.
The supply vessel had been understood to have been offloading cargo when the collision occurred.
The case, which is being heard at Atholl House, will continue to hear further evidence this afternoon.
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