North Sea oil rig evacuated after crash with supply vessel

The incident happened on the Valaris 120 installation
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North Sea offshore workers have been evacuated from an oil rig off after a crash with a supply vessel.

Harbour Energy said that 52 "non-essential personnel" had been taken off its Valaris 120 installation. The firm said there were 128 people on the jackup rig, which sits around 150 miles east of Aberdeen, before the collision.

The incident happened at around 10.20pm on Sunday, but everyone are "safe and well". Valaris 120 is working in a combined operation with the Judy platform, which is involved in gas production and processing.

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A Harbour Energy spokesperson told the BBC: "The non-essential personnel have been flown to Aberdeen on three separate flights. Our incident response teams have been mobilised and are in liaison with the relevant authorities. People are our priority, and everyone onboard the rig and the vessel is safe and well."

Valaris 120 is a jackup rig - a platform that can lower its legs to the sea bottom to provide a stable base over the surface of the water. Harbour Energy said further information about the incident would be made available when details are confirmed.

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