One individual has died and two different had been injured on Wednesday after a big wave hit a semi-submersible drilling rig working within the North Sea.

Statoil confirmed the incident in a electronic mail on Wednesday, reporting that the incident occurred at about 5 p.m. Wednesday, December thirtieth aboard the COSL Innovator. The firm mentioned it was knowledgeable by police that one individual has died because of the “breaking wave”.

Earlier this firm mentioned the three individuals had been injured.

The rig is presently beneath contract to Statoil on the Troll subject within the North Sea, west of Bergen.

The firm mentioned that the rig had been taken off the effectively as a result of heavy climate when the incident occurred. The wave has additionally brought on harm to the rig’s lodging module.

All three staff had been flown to land to hunt medical remedy on land. Statoil mentioned that the rig can also be being evacuated all the way down to a security crew.

At least one Sea King helicopter from the Norwegian Joint Rescue Coordination Centre and certainly one of Statoil’s personal SAR helicopters participated within the response.

“The rig is now heading to shore under its own power, while evacuation takes place,” Statoil mentioned an replace. 

Statoil didn’t present any info in regards to the situation of the 2 others. 

The heavy climate is related to highly effective winter storm “Frank”, a hurricane pressure low that developed quickly over the North Atlantic this week and battered components of the UK on Tuesday night time and Wednesday, bringing with it heavy winds and rain and inflicting main harm.

COSL Innovator is owned by COSL Drilling Europe AS, a subsidiary of China Oilfield Services Limited.