Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 24837

Offshore Industry: Liberia

Tabled: 20 January 2025
Answered: 23 January 2025

Question

Grahame Morris

LabourEasington

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects the Marine Accident Investigation Branch to publish its report into the loss of a crew member on the Liberian flagged drill rig jack up vessel Valaris 121 on 22 January 2023.

Answer

Mike Kane
The Liberian registered Valaris 121, a mobile drilling rig, was under tow outside United Kingdom territorial waters when the accident took place. In line with the International Maritime Organization’s Casualty Investigation Code (the Code), as the flag St...

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