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One missing after rig 'collapse' One missing after barge collapse
(about 1 hour later)
One person is missing after a rig collapsed on a jetty at a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant near Milford Haven in west Wales. One person is missing after a barge collapsed beside a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal currently being built near Milford Haven in west Wales.
Seven other people were pulled from water following the collapse which happened just before 1530 BST on Saturday, say Milford Haven coastguard. Two people were pulled from the water following the collapse which happened at around 1500 BST on Saturday, said Milford Haven Port Authority.
One of those rescued was treated for minor injuries. The rest were unharmed. Five other people were rescued from the barge by a work boat.
A spokeswoman for the Health and Safety Executive said they would be launching an investigation.A spokeswoman for the Health and Safety Executive said they would be launching an investigation.
Dyfed-Powys Police initially said five men were believed to be in the water and unaccounted for. Milford Haven Port Authority closed the port to all traffic movements and declared a port emergency at 1540 BST.
One eyewitness reported that a platform that supported a crane had gone over by 45 degrees. A number of vessels, including three tugs, were sent to the scene of the collapsed barge, which had been working alongside the South Hook LNG terminal.
Emergency services were called to the scene, including lifeboats. Ambulance, police, coastguard, and fire were also in attendance. Capsize
Later the authority said the barge was listing heavily and could capsize. They have established an exclusion zone around it.
Salvage experts were also coming to the port to assess the situation, it said.
Milford Haven coastguard, which is leading the search and rescue effort, said they had established a command control centre for any salvage operations to be carried out.
The police and ambulance services are also in attendance, and the air ambulance is on standby.
A spokesperson for the authority said: "Clearly the main focus remains the search to recover the missing person, though fears for pollution are growing and the port authority has also mobilised its counter pollution vessels to attend the scene."
May day situationMay day situation
John Constable from South Hook LNG said there had been an incident with a jack-up rig on a jetty at South Hook LNG.
He said a recovery operation had begun.
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.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. He said what looked like a platform on the LNG terminal had collapsed.
"There is a may day situation in operation with the local coastguard and the platform is over by about 45 degrees.""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.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."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.""The life boat has been called out and there are currently three tugs, and I have seen helicopters overhead."