About 14 helicopters and a Nimrod reconnaissance aircraft were sent to the Safe Scandinavia platform in the Britannia oil field, 210 kilometres north-east of the Scottish city of Aberdeen, the officials said.
A spokeswoman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said about 500 oil workers were being evacuated to other platforms and there were no reports of any injuries.
Sky News said the evacuation operation followed a bomb threat. Officials said the incident involved a woman on board the platform but gave no details.
BBC News 24 quoted sources saying the incident was not terrorist-related.
The Ministry of Defence in London said it had responded to a request to provide a bomb disposal team.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/7237503.stm
A spokeswoman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said about 500 oil workers were being evacuated to other platforms and there were no reports of any injuries.
Sky News said the evacuation operation followed a bomb threat. Officials said the incident involved a woman on board the platform but gave no details.
BBC News 24 quoted sources saying the incident was not terrorist-related.
The Ministry of Defence in London said it had responded to a request to provide a bomb disposal team.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/7237503.stm
Comment