Oil Rig Washes Aground on Scotland Shore -- Update
August 09 2016 - 5:14PM
Dow Jones News
By Neanda Salvaterra
British authorities have opened a probe into how a Transocean
Ltd. oil rig ran aground in Scotland, the company and investigators
said.
Rough weather caused the rig, known as the Transocean Winner, to
disconnect from a tugboat Monday, said a spokeswoman for
Switzerland-based Transocean, which provides offshore drilling
services for energy companies.
According to ship tracking data from FleetMon, the tug boat with
the 17580 ton rig in tow was heading for Malta after leaving
Norway.
There were no people on board and no one was injured when the
rig, which was carrying 280 metric tons of diesel, ran aground on
the west side of the Isle of Lewis near Carloway, said the U.K.
Maritime & Coastguard Agency, which is monitoring the
situation. "It's believed the pollution risk is low," the agency
said in a notice on its website.
The Transocean spokeswoman said the company "is working closely
with authorities to resolve the situation as quickly as
possible."
Write to Neanda Salvaterra at neanda.salvaterra@wsj.com
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August 09, 2016 16:59 ET (20:59 GMT)
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