The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement stated Tuesday it was responding to a report of a loss of life on the Pacific Santa Ana within the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana.

Pacific Santa Ana was starting drilling operations for Chevron roughly 200 miles south of Lake Charles, LA, in 4,800 ft of water when the incident occurred. According to the operator, the rig has been shut down, the BSEE stated.

There had been no different accidents reported and personnel stay on the drill ship, BSEE stated. There was additionally no reported air pollution.

The incident is being investigated by each the BSEE and U.S. Coast Guard. BSEE and U. S. Coast Guard inspectors traveled to the drillship Tuesday afternoon and have begun accumulating proof and taking statements.

The Pacific Santa Ana is on a five-year contract with Chevron ending in May 2017.

The fifth technology drillship was in-built 2011 by Samsung Heavy Industries and is able to working in 12,000 ft water depth. When delivered to the Gulf of Mexico in 2012, the drillship was the primary designed with the capability to carry out twin gradient drilling, a expertise that makes use of two weights of drilling fluid to match the pure stress when drilling ultra-deepwater reservoirs.

The Pacific Santa Ana is owned by Houston-based Pacific Drilling. It can accommodate as much as 200 crew.

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