LONDON—Police are warning people to stay away from an oil rig that was blown onto a remote Scottish beach in a storm. Scottish National Party lawmaker Angus MacNeil says he also wants to know “why this oil rig was being towed in severe winds.” Environmental groups have expressed concern, but coast guards say the risk of pollution is low. Local politicians are calling for an emergency towing vessel to be based in Scotland’s Western Isles after reports it took coast guards 18 hours to reach the rig. The Transocean Winner drilling rig was being towed when it broke free of its tug and ran aground on the Isle of Lewis off Scotland’s west coast on Monday.

Source: thestar August 09, 2016 21:00 UTC