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| Woman is detained on oil platform | |
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| Police are making arrangements to fly a 23-year-old woman from a North Sea oil platform which was at the centre of a security alert. | Police are making arrangements to fly a 23-year-old woman from a North Sea oil platform which was at the centre of a security alert. |
| The woman, who is a British national and had been working aboard the installation, was detained by the offshore installation manager. | |
| The alert, at 0920 GMT, resulted in 539 people being taken off the Flotel Safe Scandinavia platform. | The alert, at 0920 GMT, resulted in 539 people being taken off the Flotel Safe Scandinavia platform. |
| However, all personnel are now being allowed back on. | |
| Grampian Police said it did not consider that the incident had been terrorist related. | Grampian Police said it did not consider that the incident had been terrorist related. |
| The accommodation platform is 130 miles off the Aberdeen coast. | The accommodation platform is 130 miles off the Aberdeen coast. |
| Scotland's Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill was being kept informed about the operation. | Scotland's Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill was being kept informed about the operation. |
| A Scottish Government spokeswoman said: "A Scottish Government civil contingencies official is based in the Grampian Police control room, and the justice secretary is being regularly kept appraised of developments. | A Scottish Government spokeswoman said: "A Scottish Government civil contingencies official is based in the Grampian Police control room, and the justice secretary is being regularly kept appraised of developments. |
| "There are well established procedures for dealing with incidents in the North Sea, and these are operating efficiently and effectively." | "There are well established procedures for dealing with incidents in the North Sea, and these are operating efficiently and effectively." |
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