How much did this cost?: Lots of fossil fuel burned in wind farm rescue

Rescue battled 15-foot high waves fuelled by 48 miles an hour winds to pluck the crew of a stricken barge to safety.

It took more than half an hour to get 33 men off the UR 101 and on to a tug lying alongside in the storm lashed Solway Firth.

The barge, working on the multi million pound Robin Rigg wind farm development between Dumfries and Galloway and Cumbria, ran into trouble on Friday morning when three of its anchor ropes broke.

The 4,000 ton vessel, with a total crew of 42 on board, was in danger of breaking loose.

“It was lucky there were so many vessels in the area at the time,” said a spokesman for Liverpool coastguard which co-ordinated the rescue with the assistance of the Portling station.

“There were two tugs alongside. Thirty three people were evacuated on to the Bojarg which took them to Workington.”

An Sea King helicopter from RAF Valley in Wales and the Workington lifeboat stood by.

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Wind Watch: Fullabrook Down wind turbines should be illuminated [using reliable fossil-fueled electricity?]

The belated air safety requirement by The Ministry of Defence that the proposed Batsworthy Cross wind turbines are illuminated would seem to indicate that the proposed 22ft taller wind turbines on Fullabrook Down should also be lit up.