Two men die after falling from 35-metre high oil platform

Two men died after falling 35 metres from an oil platform in Kerteh on Sunday. 

The men – a technician and a mechanic – were employed by an oil exploration company and were working from the Enco-105 platform, Bernama reports.

They have been identified as Valentine Girak, 31, and Gabriel Lembang, 20. Both are reportedly from Sarawak. 

According to the report, both men has been inspecting a safety boat just before the boat fell into the sea at 11.04pm.




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