FOGBOUND workers are stuck on oil platforms as the North Sea haar has led to dozens of helicopters being grounded.
While Scotland basked in a heatwave some oil bears have missed family breaks due to being stranded.
Last week’s sizzling temperatures weren’t good news for companies and contractors as dozens of crew changes were postponed as the notorious haar shrouded oil installations.
Hundreds of workers were either stranded offshore on the beach as the world’s busiest heliport at Aberdeen Airport was forced to cancel dozens of flights.
And just as helicopters companies were trying to get back to normal thunderstorms and lightning strikes led to more flights being grounded.
One fed-up oil bear contacted Aberdeen Now to complain that some workers have missed out on family holidays abroad because of the backlog.
He said: “While everyone back home has been basking in the sunshine, oil workers have been stuck on the rigs because of fog hanging and not shifting in the North Sea.
“My mate was stuck offshore for an extra week and missed his family holiday abroad as have others.
“Some of the guys who have been working in the North Sea for years say they’ve seen nothing like it in 30 years.
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