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Rig evacuated in security alert - BREAKING NEWS
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| Dervish |
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An oil platform in the North Sea is being evacuated in a security alert, it has been confirmed.
It is understood that a total of 539 people are being taken off the facility in an operation involving 14 helicopters.
They are being transported to other rigs in the area.
The operation, 115 miles off the Aberdeen coast, began at 0920 GMT on Sunday and is being co-ordinated by Grampian Police.
A spokesman for Aberdeen Coastguard said it was a "large scale" operation and that two platforms were involved, but that just one was being evacuated. |
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No idea how/why but does say it's a security thing... :eek: :nervous:
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Rig evacuated in security alert
An oil platform in the North Sea is being evacuated in a security alert, it has been confirmed.
It is understood that a total of 539 people are being taken off the facility in an operation involving 13 helicopters and a fixed wing aircraft.
They are being transported to other rigs in the area.
The operation, 115 miles off the Aberdeen coast, began at 0920 GMT on Sunday and is being co-ordinated by Grampian Police.
A spokesman for Aberdeen Coastguard said it was a "large scale" operation and that two platforms were involved, but that just one was being evacuated.
Squadron leader Barry Neilson, from RAF Kinloss, said of the incident: "It's unusual, that's probably the best way to describe it. But is falls within our normal operating procedures and we are reacting accordingly.
He added: "There is a report of a woman on the platform who has sparked the incident, but I cannot go into details at this stage." |
Bet it's some bull. |
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| Capitalizt |
come on...crap like this happens every day..
ya shouldn't post unless it turns out to be for real... |
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| George Smiley |
| quote: | Originally posted by Capitalizt
come on...crap like this happens every day..
ya shouldn't post unless it turns out to be for real... |
Who dies and made you moderator?
Us non-Americans have to put up with thread after thread of irrelevant and boring American domestic issues so why do you have such an issue when someone else wants to post about something happening in your country? If you're not interested, then don't in post
Anyway, back on topic, I read that the bomb disposal squad had been flown there, so there is definitely a suspicion of some kind of device. Not sure who exactly would be targeting an oil rig tho...(Scottish nationalists?!) |
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| guerra-monstru |
^America is the world's capital don't you know that they are the third Roman Empire?!
Seriously if American's can't comprehend that there are other soveirgn nations out there then they should back away from the computer and go back to living in their bubble!!!:rolleyes: |
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| Capitalizt |
| quote: | Originally posted by guerra-monstru
^America is the world's capital don't you know that they are the third Roman Empire?! |
I didn't have time to read the rest of your post (too busy making money and stealing oil from arab countries) but thank you for acknowledging that.
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| Dervish |
| quote: | Originally posted by Capitalizt
come on...crap like this happens every day..
ya shouldn't post unless it turns out to be for real... |
Well I did say after it developed it might turn out to be nothing.
But believe me if a UK rig got blown up by terrorists it would be major news (600 people on board... or 20% of 9/11....). Remember when I posted they hadn't been taken off yet.
Also do you have any idea the cost involved in doing that? |
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