Fire damages seismic vessel
  by: OilOnline
  Tuesday, December 31, 2002

A fire broke out Dec. 20 on the seismic vessel CGG Mistral offshore Trinidad, severely damaging the vessel. All personnel were evacuated safely from the vessel. The incident is under investigation. Vessel co-owners, Louis Dreyfus Armateurs and Compagnie Generale de Geophysique, have contacted insurance brokers to initiate the claims process.