More than 50 workers evacuated after ship crashes into North Sea oil rig sparking major emergency

OFFSHORE workers were evacuated from an lipid rig aft a clang involving a vessel successful the North Sea.

A full of 52 "non-essential personnel" connected Harbour Energy's Valaris 120 installation were airlifted from the rig connected Sunday.

The jackup rig is astir 150 miles eastbound of Aberdeen.

The workers were past flown to the metropolis connected 3 abstracted flights pursuing the collision.

There were 128 radical connected the rig earlier the clang happened.

But the institution has confirmed that everyone who was onboard the level and the vas is "safe and well".

A Harbour Energy spokesperson told the BBC: "The non-essential unit person been flown to Aberdeen connected 3 abstracted flights.

"Our incidental effect teams person been mobilised and are successful liaison with the applicable authorities.

"People are our priority, and everyone onboard the rig and the vas is harmless and well."

Valaris 120 is simply a jackup rig which tin little its legs to the bottommost of the oversea for a much unchangeable basal implicit the h2o surface.

It is presently moving successful a combined cognition with the Judy platform, which is progressive successful state production.

Harbour Energy said further accusation would beryllium made disposable erstwhile details person been confirmed.