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| Fears for five after rig collapse | Fears for five after rig collapse |
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| A rig has collapsed on a jetty at a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant near Milford Haven, Dyfed-Powys Police have confirmed. | |
| Five men are believed to be in the water and unaccounted for. | Five men are believed to be in the water and unaccounted for. |
| One eyewitness reported that a platform that supported a crane had gone over by 45 degrees. | One eyewitness reported that a platform that supported a crane had gone over by 45 degrees. |
| Emergency services are on their way to the scene, including lifeboats. Ambulance, police, coastguard, and fire are also in attendance. | Emergency services are on their way to the scene, including lifeboats. Ambulance, police, coastguard, and fire are also in attendance. |
| John Constable from South Hook LNG said there was an incident with a jack-up rig on a jetty at South Hook LNG. | |
| He said a recovery operation was underway. | |
| Eyewitness Richard Owen had been returning from a short trip out in his boat when he heard a may day call go out on Saturday afternoon. | |
| "There is currently a platform which is on the LNG terminal that looks like it has collapsed," he said. | |
| "There is a may day situation in operation with the local coastguard and the platform is over by about 45 degrees." | |
| Mr Owen said that a large pier-like structure was being built on the Milford Haven estuary and the platform which housed large cranes was on the end of the pier. | |
| "One of those platforms has actually gone over 45 degrees and it is partially in the water. | |
| "The life boat has been called out and there are currently three tugs, and I have seen helicopters overhead." |