An oil rig lost at sea
Do you know what an oil rig is? It is a large structure whose function is to extract oil and natural gas from the deposits of the seabed that will then be exported to the coast. One of them is Berkut, in Russia’s Pacific, the world’s largest platform.
The oil rig of the company Transocean Winner was moved from Norway to Malta dragged by a tugboat when a strong storm surprised it in the middle of the ocean, in the area of the Western Hebrides islands. The gale broke the chains that bound it to the ship, and the immense mass of 17,000 tons was left adrift, at the mercy of the wind.