Crane collapses on drilling rig

● No one was injured in dramatic incident

INVESTIGATION: The picture was uploaded to The Rig Worker’s Rant Facebook page over the weekend

Acrane on a drilling rig in the UK North Sea has collapsed, these dramatic images show.

The picture was uploaded to The Rig Worker’s Rant Facebook page over the weekend.

The drilling rig in question is the Valaris JU120, owned by Londonheadquartered Valaris.

It is currently contracted to Chrysaor in the J Area of the central North Sea.

Vessel location website Marine Traffic shows Valaris JU-120, whose onboard signage still shows its previous name, Ensco 120, is stationed near the Jasmine platform.

It is believed no one was injured.

Valaris, created last year through a merger between rival rig contractors Ensco and Rowan, did not respond to a request for comment.

Jake Molloy, regional organiser for the RMT trade union, said Valaris “got lucky” if all crew members avoided injury.

Mr Molloy said Valaris could be expected to conduct its own investigation into the incident, which the UK Health and Safety Executive would then follow up.

He added: “We’ve got to wait for the investigation to take place and hope to learn from mistakes to reduce events of this nature.”