No action on shotgun firing up gas flare
AN OIL worker charged by police for using a shotgun to ignite a gas flare offshore will not be prosecuted.
The Crown Office said proceedings against the 50-year-old have been dropped.
The man was charged following alleged firearms’ licensing offences on Total’s Elgin platform, 150 miles east of Aberdeen, on Boxing Day.
A modified shotgun was used to relight the gas flare due to a glitch in the automated ignition system.
Whistleblowers raised concerns about whether the individual who fired the gun had a firearms licence.