Oil Rigs

Oil Rig Graveyard
Highland, Scotland
Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.
The Ocean Vanguard,
Ocean Princess and
Ocean Nomad

All the have been detained in the Cromarty Firth since 2018 by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. The rigs were formerly owned by Dubai-based Global Marketing Systems (GMS).

Sepa stepped in over fears that it planned to take them overseas in potential violation of international laws on transporting hazardous waste. A BBC investigation from 2020 revealed their likely destination was Alang in India, where ships are beached and dismantled by low-paid migrant workers in dirty and often dangerous conditions.