A worker on an offshore oil rig in the North Sea was airlifted to safety by the Coastguard after experiencing a medical emergency.
An oil rig worker has been rescued from his North Sea base by the Coastguard following a medical emergency. A staff member was flown off the Noble Patriot rig, near the Shetland Isles, on Wednesday and put in the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service. A spokesperson said: 'The HM Coastguard search and rescue helicopter from Sumburgh caried out a medical airlift from an offshore installation off Shetland . 'HM Coastguard was contacted at about 1.30pm on January 8.
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OIL RIG MEDICAL EMERGENCY COASTGUARD SHETLAND NORTH SEA
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