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Fine for owner of capsized oil rig ship

The Norwegian owner of an oil rig vessel that capsized off the northern coast of Scotland killing eight people, including the skipper and his teenage son, was yesterday ordered to pay a five million kroner (£500,000) fine.

THE Norwegian owner of an oil rig vessel that capsized off the northern coast of Scotland killing eight people, including the skipper and his teenage son, was yesterday ordered to pay a five million kroner (£500,000) fine.