The drilling rig Transocean Winner could be towed off a beach on the Scottish isle of Lewis this weekend, nearly two weeks after it grounded having lost its towline. The plan put forward by Smit Salvage is to refloat it and then assess the damage before towing it for repairs.
could be towed off a beach on the Scottish isle of Lewis this weekend, nearly two weeks after it grounded having lost its towline. The plan put forward by Smit Salvage is to refloat it and then assess the damage before towing it for repairs.Two towlines have been attached to the rig ready for a tug to pick them up as high tides loom.Compressors will be used to provide buoyancy for the refloat.
The decommissioned rig has already spilt 56,000 litres of diesel, and has many more tons of fuel onboard.
