Iceberg has near-miss with massive floating oil platform off Newfoundland
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A floating oil platform off Newfoundland has had a near-miss with an iceberg the size of a small office building.
Husky Energy said a “medium size” iceberg came within 180 metres of the SeaRose FPSO at about 5:30 a.m. Wednesday.
“We had an iceberg pass close by our production facility,” Husky’s Colleen McConnell said Thursday.
“We’ve been monitoring this particular piece of ice for awhile. It changed direction at about two in the morning, and we obviously had to respond quickly.”