Azerbaijan expands search area for missing oil workers

The search for 26 SOCAR oil workers who went missing as a result of the accident on December 4th will be conducted in all sectors of the Caspian Sea, the operational staff of SOCAR’s Azneft production association said.

The search will be carried out by a Бе-200 helicopter of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan, abc.az reports.

Currently 11 helicopters and 8 vessels of the MES and the border service of Azerbaijan are involved in the search.