The Peruvian Navy ship collided with the Amazon River’s oil platform, killing at least two people and losing one person.
The Defense Ministry of Defense said in an early morning of Friday morning that it caused “serious damage” at the intersections of the Napo River and Amazon River.
Three crew members were rescued from ships, and as part of searching, professional diving teams and helicopters were deployed.
Anglo-French Company Perenco, who owns the platform, said the ship collided with the bow of the empty storage container. The Defense Ministry said it is investigating the cause of the conflict.
The Pentagon said, “Peru’s navy regrets the irreversible loss of our crew.”
The ministry said that the vessel called Ucayali hit the platform while sailing near the Napo River entrance in northern Peru.
In a statement, Perenco spokesman to the BBC to the BBC, “The Peruvian Navy’s BAP UCAYALI collided with the bow of AF MANATí, a permanent anchor’s bin Perco storage container at about 1:30.”
The spokesman said that Fes Lenko supported the search and rescue of the Peruvian Navy, and the company added that “the mourning will be expanded to the lost sailor families in the case.”
Peru, Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador have hundreds of gas and oil blocks covered with Amazon rainforests. Leaks in the area had a deadly impact on indigenous communities and local wildlife.
In 2022, the Peruvian government said that almost 12,000 barrels of oil were leaked into the sea after being hit by a wave related to the volcanic eruption of Tonga.
