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Songa Mercur King Post Failure - DrillSafe

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The Investigation<br />

Technical Analysis – Other significant events<br />

• Weld design caused lamellar cracking in the welding zone<br />

• Extra load was added to the flare boom without a MOC<br />

• Weld design assumed a deck thickness of 8 mm not 6 mm<br />

• Project management responsibilities changed without adequate<br />

handover process<br />

• Formal updates were held with NOPSA throughout the investigation

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