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A Peruvian navy ship collided with an oil platform in the Amazon River, in which at least two people are killed and one is missing.
The collision took place in the early hours of Friday morning at the intersection of the Napo and Amazon rivers, which caused “serious damage”, said the Ministry of Defense of Peru.
Thirty crew members were saved from the ship, with specialized diving teams and helicopters used as part of the search operation, the explanation added.
It is not clear whether the platform, owned by Anglo-French company Penenco, is damaged or whether oil has leaked into the river. The Peruvian Ministry of Defense said it was investigating the cause of collision.
“Peru’s navy deeply regrets the irreparable loss of our crew members,” said the Ministry of Defense, adding that it would help their loved ones.
The ministry said the ship, called Ucayali, hit the platform while it navigated near the mouth of the Napo River in northern Peru. BBC News has approached Poenenco for comment.
There are hundreds of gas and oil blocks in areas of Peru, Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador covered by the Amazon rain forest. Mors in the region had a devastating impact on indigenous communities and local animals in the wild.
In 2022 the Peruvian government said Almost 12,000 barrels of oil were leaked in the sea After a tanker was hit by waves linked to a volcanic eruption on Tonga.
