Staff from the Sea Launch company, which organised the launch, direct all missions from a support vessel that sits at a safe distance of about 6.5km uprange of the platform.

BBC: Science & Environment

Staff at the Anglesey Sea Zoo noticed that children and wheelchair users were unable to see into the hatchery.

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Non-essential staff were evacuated from the North Sea Producer, which is the closest rig to the incident, as a precaution, but it is not thought to be in any immediate danger of being struck by the drifting vessel.

BBC: Vos Sailor

Most such businesses can't afford the staff and hassle required to navigate a sea of local, long-distance and wireless carriers, Internet and application service providers and Web site and e-mail hosts.

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