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| Gas platform leak is 'secured' | Gas platform leak is 'secured' |
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| A gas leak on a North Sea gas platform has been secured. | A gas leak on a North Sea gas platform has been secured. |
| The installation manager on Brae Alpha, which lies 140 miles north east of Aberdeen, reported the leak to the coastguard on Monday night. | |
| It had been thought that the 171 workers would have to be evacuated and four helicopters were scrambled. | It had been thought that the 171 workers would have to be evacuated and four helicopters were scrambled. |
| All workers were called to their muster stations but engineers were able to stop the gas escaping and nobody had to be taken off the platform. | All workers were called to their muster stations but engineers were able to stop the gas escaping and nobody had to be taken off the platform. |
| No-one was injured. | No-one was injured. |
| A spokeswoman for the platform's owners, Marathon Oil, said the platform had been shut down and depressurised. | A spokeswoman for the platform's owners, Marathon Oil, said the platform had been shut down and depressurised. |
| She said the Texas-based gas and oil company was now working to "resolve" the situation on board Brae Alpha. | She said the Texas-based gas and oil company was now working to "resolve" the situation on board Brae Alpha. |
| 'Major incident' | |
| Aberdeen Coastguard watch manager David Robertson said his service was alerted at just after 1920 GMT, and that he initially treated it as a major incident. | Aberdeen Coastguard watch manager David Robertson said his service was alerted at just after 1920 GMT, and that he initially treated it as a major incident. |
| Four rescue helicopters which can take about 12 people each were scrambled - two from Shetland, one from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray and another from Aberdeen. | Four rescue helicopters which can take about 12 people each were scrambled - two from Shetland, one from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray and another from Aberdeen. |
| Mr Roberstson said: "We treated it as a major incident, but the situation is no longer at the crisis level. | Mr Roberstson said: "We treated it as a major incident, but the situation is no longer at the crisis level. |
| "The aircraft were stood down in agreement with the offshore company." | "The aircraft were stood down in agreement with the offshore company." |
| Jake Molloy, of the OILC union, said: "The Brae's had a few gas leaks over the last few years and I think that's for us the real concern. | |
| "We learn little or nothing from them. | |
| "Transparency is what we are needing in this industry, it's been lacking for far too long, it's time we opened up to expose and learn from incidents of this nature." |