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| Oil worker missing from platform | Oil worker missing from platform |
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| A search has been launched for a man who disappeared from a North Sea oil platform while carrying out routine checks. | A search has been launched for a man who disappeared from a North Sea oil platform while carrying out routine checks. |
| The search began on the Beryl Alpha just after 0300 BST when it was discovered the worker was missing. | |
| A coastguard helicopter from Sumburgh and standby vessels have been searching the area, 90 miles east of Shetland. | |
| The platform's operator, Exxon Mobil, said it was conducting a full search of the platform. | |
| The man, who was last seen at midnight, is not thought to have been wearing survival gear. | The man, who was last seen at midnight, is not thought to have been wearing survival gear. |
| He works for Aberdeen-based Petrofac. | |
| The search operation is being co-ordinated by Aberdeen Coastguard. | |
| A coastguard spokesman said there was good visibility. | A coastguard spokesman said there was good visibility. |