"An unknown amount of diesel fuel has leaked from a Transocean Ltd. drilling rig that ran aground in Scotland, authorities in the U.K. said Wednesday.
The U.K. Maritime and Coastguard Agency said two fuel tanks were cracked on the rig, which was carrying about 280 metric tons, or about 300 tons, of diesel. The agency said it couldn’t determine how much fuel had been released into the waters off the Western Isles, where the rig ran aground on Monday.
British authorities said their investigation had been hampered by poor weather conditions, preventing teams from inspecting the rig on Wednesday after spending over three hours aboard it on Tuesday."
Neanda Salvaterra reports for the Wall Street Journal August 10, 2016.
Source: Wall St. Journal, 08/11/2016
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