An oil and gas worker has been banned from stepping foot in Aberdeen International Airport after being charged with drunkenness and threatening behaviour onboard a plane.
An offshore worker who went on an “exceptionally drunken” air rage rampage causing nearly £1,000 of damage after being thrown off a plane bound for Teeside last year has been fined.
An offshore worker who was summoned by a sheriff to be personally present for sentencing kept his driving licence yesterday after admitting driving at twice the speed limit.
A Moray offshore worker who kicked a police officer in the face after drunkenly causing trouble on a train has been ordered to carry out 50 hours of unpaid work.
An offshore worker who shouted obscenities at members of the public in Raigmore Hospital’s waiting room was remanded in custody awaiting sentence yesterday.
OVERWEIGHT oil workers at two of the North Sea’s biggest firms are being asked to go on a diet – because they are taking up too much space on helicopters.
An offshore worker was airlifted to hospital yesterday after falling ill. The 37-year-old man was taken ill on the semi-submersible Stena Spey at about 8pm.
THE UK Supreme Court has heard that offshore staff are at work for 328 more hours a year than most workers and should be allowed extra time off for a family wedding or a "holiday of a lifetime".