BOURBON DOLPHIN dead and missing named
Ship's owners publish names of crew from capsized ship

The names of the crew who have died or are missing since the anchor handling tug supply vessel BOURBON DOLPHIN capsized last week have been released by the vessel's owners Bourboun Offshore.

The list clarifies some of the confusion and doubt over the crew who died and for the first time it is clear that the captain was amongst the initial ten pulled from the sea in rescue efforts. Unfortunately he did not make it.

The three men confirmed as dead are:

Oddne Arve Remøy (44), Herøy – Captain,
Bjarte Grimstad (37), Hareid – Chief Officer,
Kjetil Rune Våge (31), Ålesund (originally from Sande) – Second Officer.

The five missing are:

David Remøy (14), Herøy – the Captain’s son who was on work experience,
Frank Nygård (42), Hareid – Chief Engineer,
Ronny Emblem (25), Ålesund – Second Engineer,
Søren Kroer (27), Ørum Djurs, Denmark – Electrician,
Tor Karl Sandø (54), Ålesund – Bosun

The news follows the reports that the vessel finally succumbed to the sea and sank at a depth of 3600 metres on Sunday evening.

Bourbon say the ship was first disconnected from the rig, and as the weather conditions became bad (25 knot south-westerly wind and 4 metre high waves), it became destabilized and then sunk before towage was possible.

For the time being, most of the SMIT SALVAGE teams have left the zone, except for one tug that remains for the moment on the zone to monitor the current situation.

It is thought unlikely the vessel will be raised. The Norwegian Government have now set up a commission to look into the tragedy and it could be as soon as next week when any findings are released.

The ship's builders Ulstein of Norway issued a statement saying the reasons for the tragedy had to be discovered.

“The message of the sunken ship was truly sad, and our thoughts are with the bereaved that have lost a family member or friend. We share their grief”, says CEO Gunvor Ulstein.

“An investigation will be held, and we wish to participate to find the causes of this tragic incident. For the whole of the maritime cluster in Norway it is important to find the course of events”, she emphasizes.