4 h. ago Oil rig safety measures to be probed after Covid death in first of its kind inquiry

Donald Singer, 66, died after contracting Covid-19 in May 2020 and was airlifted from the Ninian Southern Platform to Aberdeen Roayl Infirmary.

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6 h. ago Inquiry into death of worker with Covid to consider safety measures on oil rig

Donald Singer, 66, died in hospital a month after being airlifted from the Ninian Southern Platform off Shetland in April 2020.

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2 w. ago Scots oil worker who died on North Sea rig to be remembered with tribute at Aberdeen game

The special tribute will take place during Aberdeen's game against Hearts at the weekend.

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3 w. ago Forgotten MH370 witness 'saw exactly what happened' to missing plane

Mike McKay was on a break while working at the Songa Mercur oil rig off the coast of Vietnam the night flight MH370 disappeared

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3 w. ago 'I'm the forgotten witness to the MH370 vanishing and saw exactly what happened to missing plane'

One oil rig worker saw a commercial plane flying at an unusually low altitde - engulfed in flames on the night of March 8 2014

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3 w. ago 'One of a kind': Go Fund Me page and probe launched after North Sea oil worker's death on Shell rig

A Go Fund Me page has been set up for the North Sea oil worker’s family

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3 w. ago Horror as young father plunges to his death on North Sea oil rig after 'falling from crane'

Lee Hulse, 32, from Torry in Aberdeen, Scotland reportedly fell from a crane on the Valaris 121 jackup drilling rig in the early hours of Friday morning.

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3 w. ago North Sea oil rig horror as young dad 'plunges to his death from crane'

Lee Hulse, 32, died on Friday while working on the Valaris 121 oil platform, off the coast of Aberdeen in Scotland

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3 w. ago Young dad dies during incident on North Sea oil rig as probe launched

Lee Hulse sadly died while working on the Valaris 121 oil platform on Friday, November 14.

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3 w. ago Oil rig worker becomes millionaire overnight after £15 ticket win

Christian Jones, 52, is the latest winner of the Omaze Monthly Millionaire Draw

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3 w. ago North Sea oil worker wins £1m and immediately quits job after spending 7 months a year offshore

Christian Jones, 52, is the latest winner of the Omaze Monthly Millionaire Draw, scooping a life-changing £1 million prize, completely tax-free.

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