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15/01/2013
Staff Taken Off North Sea Oil Platform
Workers are being evacuated from a North Sea oil platform after hydrocarbons were detected in one of its legs, it has been announced.
The incident is at Taqa Bratani's Cormorant Alpha platform, which is about 94 miles off Shetland.
It is understood there are 159 people on board and all are said to be safe and well.
All non-essential crew are being taken off the installation, and the platform shut down, as a precaution.
The hydrocarbons are said to be contained within the platform leg and none have been released into the sea.
A technical team is investigating the source.
(H/GK)
The incident is at Taqa Bratani's Cormorant Alpha platform, which is about 94 miles off Shetland.
It is understood there are 159 people on board and all are said to be safe and well.
All non-essential crew are being taken off the installation, and the platform shut down, as a precaution.
The hydrocarbons are said to be contained within the platform leg and none have been released into the sea.
A technical team is investigating the source.
(H/GK)
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