Stormy conditions stimulate the Transocean Winner , a 17,000 gross ton oil rig , to break loose of the tugboat line that was pulling it out to sea . A few hours later , itran aground on a Scottish beach .
Fortunately , the tug boat had been hauling the Transocean Winner to a scrapyard , so the rig was empty when it hit the coastline . Still,280 of those 17,000 tonsare thoroughgoing Rudolf Diesel — and that fact has Scotland ’s coastguard warn masses to steer clear of Dalmore beach until the rig can be cleared .
The swindle is so huge that even from a distance , it was pretty unmissable . Here are some of the good shots local photographers were capable to snag .
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