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Colour photograph of Murchison Platform with helicopter
Colour photograph of Murchison Platform with helicopter
Colour photograph of Murchison Platform with helicopter
Colour photograph of Murchison Platform with helicopter

Colour photograph of Murchison Platform with helicopter

Associated (Oil Platform)
Datec.1990
Object NamePhotograph
Mediumphotographic paper and chemicals
ClassificationsNorth Sea Oil and Gas Industries
Dimensions15cm x 10cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Alan Bruce.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS077876.14
About MeThis image of Murchison was captured from the deck of a vessel close by. On the left a BA Sikorsky S-61 helicopter is just leaving the helideck. The sheer scale of the platform and its 100m + deck can be seen comaparing the helicopter to the platform structure.
Murchison was an all steel platform and was recently decommissioned. It was literally taken apart piece by piece in reverse to how it was placed in position in the Northern North Sea in the 1970's.