Oil workers airlifted after accident

Shetland News @shetnews

23 April 2010 00:00

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TWO oil workers injured in an accident on board the Dunlin oil installation, 85 nautical miles northeast of Muckle Flugga, were airlifted to the Gilbert Bain Hospital, in Lerwick, on Thursday evening.

The coastguard helicopter search and rescue 102 landed at the Clickimin landing site at around 8pm. The initial call to go to the Dunlin field came at 4.50pm.

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