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| Alert as rig breaks free at sea | Alert as rig breaks free at sea |
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| A tug has been sent to help the remains of a North sea oil platform which broke free from one of its tow lines. | A tug has been sent to help the remains of a North sea oil platform which broke free from one of its tow lines. |
| The decommissioned Hutton TLP was being towed by two tugs en-route to Spain when the incident happened in storms. | |
| Shetland Coastguard said there was a risk the broken tow chain could damage pipelines on the seabed, about 110 miles north-east of Lerwick. | Shetland Coastguard said there was a risk the broken tow chain could damage pipelines on the seabed, about 110 miles north-east of Lerwick. |
| The severed tow line was later recovered, and the platform was expected to be towed to Lerwick. | |
| A spotter plane spent the day searching the area, without seeing any signs of pollution. |