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Bourbon Dolphin: update on the ongoing Public Hearings Process
Paris, November 30, 2006
On April 25th 2007, the Norwegian Maritime Directory opened a maritime inquiry in Ålesund that aims to determine the circumstances of the Bourbon Dolphin capsize.
On May 4th, the Minister of Justice and Police exceptionally named a Special Inquiry Commission to guarantee rigor and independence in the analysis of this accident.
So far, the Special Inquiry Commission has held several public hearings, with its official scripts now available in English*:
Public Hearings of August 7, in Oslo
Oslo, four persons of Bourbon Offshore Norway
- Frank Reiersen
- Hugo Hansen
- Geir Tore Syversen
- Morten Reite
Download Public Hearings of August 7, in Oslo, pdf file
Public Hearings of August 20, in Oslo
One person from Det Norske Veritas (DNV) Foundation
- Richard Taylor
Download Public Hearings of August 20, in Oslo, pdf file
Public Hearings of August 21, Oslo
Four persons of Gulf Offshore
- John Hugh Dunlop, Chief Deck Officer on the "Highland Valour"
- Gordon Keith Williams, Captain of the "Highland Valour"
- Richard Stuart Ogley, Chief Engineer
- Sean Mark Alexander Dickson, Second Officer on the "Highland Valour"
Download Public Hearings of August 21, in Oslo, pdf file
Public Hearings of September 25 to 27, Oslo
Five persons of Trident
- Sean Johnson
- John Sapsford
- Ross Watson
- Martin Troup
- Martin Kobiela
Download Trident Public Hearings of September 25 to 27, in Oslo, pdf file
Four persons of Transocean
- Adrian Brown
- Ronald Mathieson
- Patrick O'Malley
- James Sutherland
Download Transocean Public Hearings of September 25 to 27, in Oslo, pdf file
Two persons of Chevron
- Dick Macklin
- Peter Lee
Download Chevron Public Hearings of September 25 to 27, in Oslo, pdf file
Public Hearings of October 24, Oslo*
Three persons of Ulstein Verft:
- Harald Møller (instead of Roar Riise)
- Tor Kåre Hareide
- Per Gullik Strand
Three persons of the Norwegian Maritime Directorate
- Ole Morten Fureli
- Frøydis Gaarder
- Jon Nerem
Download Public Hearings of October 24 in Oslo, pdf file
BOURBON will continue to disclose any new information when available and verified about the accident, whether it concerns new Public Hearings or the conclusions that the Commission would submit at the latest by February 1st 2008.
*To date, public hearings of October 24 are only available in Norwegian. The translation in English will be released on BOURBON website when it is officially published.