Oil Rig Runs Aground In Outer Hebrides

9th August 2016

The drilling rig Transocean Winter leans on the beach at Dalmore on Lewis after blowing ashore in high winds Credit: Ryan Macleod/Instagram

#OilRig - BBC News reports that a 17,000-tonne oil rig has run aground at Scotland's Outer Hebrides after storm-force winds battered the area on Monday (8 August).

The drilling platform Transocean Winner was under tow when it was blown onto the beach at Dalmore in the north of the Isle of Lewis in Scotland's Western Isles, more than 300km north of Malin Head.

No personnel were on board the rig at the time, but due to the presence of significant quantities of diesel on board, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency is keeping watch for any potential pollution hazard.

BBC News has much more on the story HERE.

A photo posted by Ryan Macleod (@ryan_macleod_) on Aug 8, 2016 at 4:17am PDT

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