OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS
Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan declaring mourning in the Republic of Azerbaijan for those who died in the accident on the platform No 10 in Gunashli oil field of the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan
The accident caused by a severe storm on the platform No 10 in Gunashli oil field of the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan on 4 December 2015 claimed heavy loss of life. Search and rescue efforts now continue in the Caspian Sea.
Sharing the grief of the families of those who died in the accident, I hereby order:
To declare 6 December 2015 a day of mourning in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Ilham Aliyev
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Baku, 6 December 2015