Oil rig tilts at Palumbo Shipyards, no one injured

No one was injured when an oil rig being serviced at the Palumbo Shipyards tilted.

Photo: Ian Noel Pace/MediaToday
Photo: Ian Noel Pace/MediaToday

No workers were reported to have been injured when an oil rig tilted to one side at the Palumbo Shipyards.

The incident happened at around 1.45pm when workers were returning from their break. The oil rig is being serviced at the shipyard.

Police sources confirmed that part of the oil rig started to give way but didn't collapse.