Temporary Shut-Down on the Discoverer Enterprise, June 15, 2010

by Gary Kopycinski on June 15, 2010

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GULF COAST–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2010. At approximately 9:30 am CDT, a small fire was observed at the top of the derrick on the Discoverer Enterprise. The fire was quickly extinguished. The preliminary view is that the fire was caused by a lightning strike.