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Probe after worker dies on North Sea drilling rig

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An investigation has been launched after the death of a worker on an offshore installation in the North Sea.

The 32-year-old man was working on the Valaris 121 jackup drilling rig 140 miles (225km) east of Aberdeen when an incident happened on Friday morning.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has been informed.

Police said the death was not being treated as suspicious.

The company said: “Valaris regrets to inform that a crew member onboard its Valaris 121 (V121) jackup drilling rig sadly died as a result of an incident in the early hours of Friday.

“Their next of kin has been informed and Valaris is offering support to them at this difficult time.

“All remaining personnel onboard the V121 at the time of the incident have been safely accounted for.”

Valaris said its priority was the safety and wellbeing of all personnel, adding that operations on the V121 had been temporarily halted.

Police Scotland confirmed the HSE had been informed and that a report had been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.

In 2023, a 50-year-old worker went missing from the Valaris 121 in the North Sea. His body was never found.

Jason Thomas, who was from Wales, was reported missing from the Valaris 121, about 100 miles (160km) south east of Aberdeen, on 22 January 2023.

An investigation found a hole was discovered in the deck of the rig on the day he went missing.

The HSE said a grating was dislodged, putting workers at risk of falling through.


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