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| An oil platform in the North Sea is being evacuated in a security alert, it has been confirmed. | An oil platform in the North Sea is being evacuated in a security alert, it has been confirmed. |
| It is understood that a total of 539 people are being taken off the facility in an operation involving 13 helicopters and a fixed wing aircraft. | |
| They are being transported to other rigs in the area. | They are being transported to other rigs in the area. |
| The operation, 115 miles off the Aberdeen coast, began at 0920 GMT on Sunday and is being co-ordinated by Grampian Police. | The operation, 115 miles off the Aberdeen coast, began at 0920 GMT on Sunday and is being co-ordinated by Grampian Police. |
| A spokesman for Aberdeen Coastguard said it was a "large scale" operation and that two platforms were involved, but that just one was being evacuated. | A spokesman for Aberdeen Coastguard said it was a "large scale" operation and that two platforms were involved, but that just one was being evacuated. |
| Squadron leader Barry Neilson, from RAF Kinloss, said of the incident: "It's unusual, that's probably the best way to describe it. But is falls within our normal operating procedures and we are reacting accordingly. | |
| He added: "There is a report of a woman on the platform who has sparked the incident, but I cannot go into details at this stage." |