Five offshore workers in Azerbaijan have been injured following after a seismic vessel crashed into a platform in the Caspian Sea.
In a statement, Azerbaijan’s national oil company Socar said the incident on the boat ‘Arya 141’ happened yesterday.
As a result of the incident, five of the seven crew members onboard were taken to hospital.
The ship had been conducting seismic exploration work at Nariman Narimanov.
An investigation in to the causes of the incident is being carried out.