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| Four missing after vessel capsize | Four missing after vessel capsize |
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| Four people are missing, feared trapped inside a capsized oil rig support vessel in the North Sea. | Four people are missing, feared trapped inside a capsized oil rig support vessel in the North Sea. |
| Rescue teams said 10 people had been brought to safety following the incident at 1700 BST, about 75 miles west of the Shetland coast. | Rescue teams said 10 people had been brought to safety following the incident at 1700 BST, about 75 miles west of the Shetland coast. |
| They said efforts to rescue the other four were continuing. | They said efforts to rescue the other four were continuing. |
| Two rescue helicopters and an RAF Nimrod have been scrambled to the scene. The coastguard has appealed for help from vessels in the area. | Two rescue helicopters and an RAF Nimrod have been scrambled to the scene. The coastguard has appealed for help from vessels in the area. |
| An RAF spokesman said the Bourbon Dolphin was thought to have capsized as it turned close to an oil rig. | An RAF spokesman said the Bourbon Dolphin was thought to have capsized as it turned close to an oil rig. |
| We're still searching and of course the difficult situation for everybody is if they are still trapped inside the hull Mark ClarkCoastguard spokesman | We're still searching and of course the difficult situation for everybody is if they are still trapped inside the hull Mark ClarkCoastguard spokesman |
| Michael Mulford told BBC Scotland: "What we know is that a rig support vessel, while moving away from the rig, has capsized. | Michael Mulford told BBC Scotland: "What we know is that a rig support vessel, while moving away from the rig, has capsized. |
| "A Nimrod which was flying over the Irish Sea training has been diverted to aid in the search." | "A Nimrod which was flying over the Irish Sea training has been diverted to aid in the search." |
| Mr Mulford said Shetland coastguard scrambled its helicopter and a second North Sea helicopter was also dispatched. | Mr Mulford said Shetland coastguard scrambled its helicopter and a second North Sea helicopter was also dispatched. |
| He said: "Clearly this is emerging as a major incident." | He said: "Clearly this is emerging as a major incident." |
| "Conditions are not too bad, hopefully the weather won't be a huge factor although you never quite know. This is a fairly hostile part of the North Sea we are talking about." | "Conditions are not too bad, hopefully the weather won't be a huge factor although you never quite know. This is a fairly hostile part of the North Sea we are talking about." |
| BOURBON DOLPHIN Norwegian-registered tug supply vesselLength: 75.2mWidth: 17.0mMax draught: 6.5mDeadweight (max): 2,500 tGross/net tonnage: 2,974t/892tSpeed: 17.5 knots (trial)Capacity: 35 personnel | |
| Source: Bourbon Offshore | |
| Little was known about the condition of the 10 who have been recovered. | Little was known about the condition of the 10 who have been recovered. |
| Mark Clark, of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, said: "At the moment we've got a mayday signal out, with an emergency signal out with all shipping in the area. | Mark Clark, of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, said: "At the moment we've got a mayday signal out, with an emergency signal out with all shipping in the area. |
| "Anybody with diving support crews, dive equipment can get on the scene for us as quickly as possible. | "Anybody with diving support crews, dive equipment can get on the scene for us as quickly as possible. |
| "We're still searching and of course the difficult situation for everybody is if they are still strapped inside the hull. And therefore we need to get to them as quickly as possible." | "We're still searching and of course the difficult situation for everybody is if they are still strapped inside the hull. And therefore we need to get to them as quickly as possible." |
| Neville Davis, rescue co-ordination centre manager, Shetland Coastguard added: "So far 10 persons have been recovered. We will continue working with the assets available to us to try and locate the missing crew" | |
| The Bourbon Dolphin, a new vessel, had been working in the vicinity of the Rosebank oilfield. | The Bourbon Dolphin, a new vessel, had been working in the vicinity of the Rosebank oilfield. |
| It had a number of roles in the North Sea, including anchor handling and towing, the installation of subsea construction blocks and operations involving remote vehicles. | It had a number of roles in the North Sea, including anchor handling and towing, the installation of subsea construction blocks and operations involving remote vehicles. |