More than seventy oil workers have been evacuated from a rig in the North Sea after a leak!!!

HAZMAT in Other on Saturday, 02 March, 2013 at 18:42 (06:42 PM) UTC.

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More than seventy oil workers have been evacuated from a rig in the North Sea after a leak. The North Sea platform Cormorant Alpha was partially evacuated on Saturday morning after a leak was found in one of the legs - the second incident this year. The rig has been shut down as a precaution while TAQA, who own and operate the platform, investigate the cause of the leak. A spokesman for TAQA Bratani said: "TAQA Bratani can confirm that a hydrocarbon release detected in one of the Cormorant Alpha platform legs has now been contained, with no further hydrocarbon release. "The downman of 71 non-essential personnel has been completed through normal crew-change flights. Everyone is safe and well. "The hydrocarbons discovered at 9.40am today have now been flushed through with sea water. "All pipeline infrastructure remains shut down as a precaution. "Hydrocarbons were discovered during maintenance work and remedial action has already commenced to contain the release. The leak has been contained within the leg and no hydrocarbons have been released into the environment." A total of 74 personnel have remained on board the rig.
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