18 March, 2008

A BARGE fitted with a massive crane removed an access tower from jetty one at BP’s Sullom Voe oil terminal on Saturday as part of ongoing maintenance work.

The tower was transported to Sella Ness, where it is being taken ashore and scrapped. A new one is waiting to be put in place as soon as high winds have calmed down.

Shetland Islands Council’s ports manager Jim Dickson said the access tower had reached the end of its working life and needed to be replaced. The tower on jetty three will be replaced in June for the same reason.

Photos: George Graham