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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nick Forbes

Fine issued after ‘terrifying’ incident on rig saw workers lowered into water

An oil and gas operator has been fined following a incident on a rig that saw workers lowered into a flooded lift shaft (Andrew Milligan/PA) - (PA Archive)

An oil and gas operator has been fined £300,000 following a “terrifying incident” on a North Sea rig that saw three workers lowered into a flooded lift shaft.

The episode happened on the FPF-1 offshore platform, owned by Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited, during a night shift on December 10 2020.

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