BBC News | Salvage experts begin examining stricken Western Isles oil rig BBC News A small team of salvage experts has been lowered onto the stranded oil rig in the Western Isles. The rig ran aground on the west coast of Lewis during a storm on Monday. A more detailed investigation is planned for Wednesday but the UK government has ... Salvage crew plans to board oil rig blown ashore on Isle of Lewis A 17000-Ton Oil Rig Ran Aground on a Beach A 19000-ton oil rig has blown ashore in Scotland |