THE massive Blackford Dolphin oil rig has left the Harland and Wolff shipyard in east Belfast.
The rig initially came in for a 60-day refit last November, but was found to need much more extensive repair work.
About 600 workers have been employed on the project – about 400 of them brought in from outside Northern Ireland.
On Tuesday, it began its journey to the North Sea where owners Dolphin Drilling will put it back into service.
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