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The UK Government was warned by BP that the Western Isles required a dedicated emergency towing vessel – five years before it took 18 hours to scramble a tug after the Transocean Winner rig ran aground last month. The warning, revealed in a letter published following a Freedom of Information request, came after the UK Government asked BP to provide emergency cover for the Minch shipping channel – despite BP not using the route.
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