Tag: Norway Joint Rescue Coordination Centre

North Sea oil platforms evacuated as drifting barge nears in rough seas

150 people evacuated from North Sea oil platforms STOCKHOLM _ Norwegian rescuers say a potential disaster was narrowly avoided Thursday as an unmanned barge drifted past a North Sea oil field where it had been at risk of colliding with offshore platforms. BP had evacuated 150 people from installations in the Valhall field as the […]