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| Workers evacuated from North Sea platform off Shetland | Workers evacuated from North Sea platform off Shetland |
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| A North Sea oil platform has been shut down and all 115 workers taken off after a subsea structural inspection. | |
| EnQuest said it evacuated the Thistle platform, about 125 miles (201km) north-east of Shetland, in a precautionary move on Monday evening. | EnQuest said it evacuated the Thistle platform, about 125 miles (201km) north-east of Shetland, in a precautionary move on Monday evening. |
| The company said personnel were transferred to the nearby Dunlin Alpha platform by helicopter. | |
| The coastguard said its helicopter and two from the Norwegian offshore sector were involved. | The coastguard said its helicopter and two from the Norwegian offshore sector were involved. |
| Coastguards were made aware of the situation at about 18:30. | Coastguards were made aware of the situation at about 18:30. |
| An EnQuest spokeswoman said: "EnQuest can confirm it has proactively down-manned the Thistle Platform today in a precautionary move following a preliminary subsea structural inspection today. | An EnQuest spokeswoman said: "EnQuest can confirm it has proactively down-manned the Thistle Platform today in a precautionary move following a preliminary subsea structural inspection today. |
| "The platform has been safely shut down in accordance with planned procedures. | "The platform has been safely shut down in accordance with planned procedures. |
| "EnQuest is liaising with all relevant authorities including the Maritime and Coastguard Agency." | "EnQuest is liaising with all relevant authorities including the Maritime and Coastguard Agency." |
| Jake Molloy, from the RMT union, described the evacuation as "a very unusual set of circumstances". | Jake Molloy, from the RMT union, described the evacuation as "a very unusual set of circumstances". |
| He told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme: "You don't shut a platform down and remove over 100 people if you haven't got concerns. | He told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme: "You don't shut a platform down and remove over 100 people if you haven't got concerns. |
| "For structural integrity reasons this is only the second time that I can remember in 40 years. | "For structural integrity reasons this is only the second time that I can remember in 40 years. |
| "The last one was the Ninian South pending the Beast from the East arriving. | "The last one was the Ninian South pending the Beast from the East arriving. |
| "This is quite serious, there's no storms, there's no significant weather problems. They've clearly found an issue which needs further investigation and they've thought it necessary to take a precautionary down-man as they call it." | "This is quite serious, there's no storms, there's no significant weather problems. They've clearly found an issue which needs further investigation and they've thought it necessary to take a precautionary down-man as they call it." |
| EnQuest has set up a response line for relatives on 0845 271 2201. | EnQuest has set up a response line for relatives on 0845 271 2201. |