Dead bodies of 6 missing Azerbaijani oil workers recovered

Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec.7 Trend: Dead bodies of six people missing after the fire at Azerbaijan’s Guneshli offshore field have been recovered as a result of the search operation carried out by Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations. The bodies were found by the helicopters of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in 65-70 kilometers from the platform of Guneshli field at 13:20 (UTC/GMT + 4 hours). Dead bodies of Fuad Taghiyev and Aga Mahmudov have already been brought ashore, the ministry said Dec.7. Search for the missing continues. As a result of a strong storm on Dec.4 at 17:40 (UTC/GMT + 4 hours), a high-pressure underwater gas pipeline was damaged which caused a fire at Guneshli field of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan. Large-scale rescue operation resulted in 33 people being rescued. Earlier, body of one oil worker was recovered. Currently, 23 people are listed as missing. Edited by SI Follow us on Twitter @TRENDNewsAgency