An offshore discharge pipe from the Corrib Gas processing plant in north Co Mayo has come loose from the sea bed.
A section of piping around 800 metres long is now floating on the surface of Broadhaven Bay.
Shell says there is no indication that the pipe has snapped and it appears at this stage that a section has come loose.
The pipe carries treated surface water from the Bellanaboy terminal out to sea.
It is understood most of the water being pumped out is rainwater that falls at the facility.
Posted Date:
13 March 2015