{"id":912599,"date":"2026-04-23T05:11:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T05:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/912599\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T05:11:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T05:11:19","slug":"bunnies-doing-well-after-rescue-from-north-sea-drilling-rig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/912599\/","title":{"rendered":"Bunnies \u2018doing well\u2019 after rescue from North Sea drilling rig"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three baby rabbits have been rescued after being found on a drilling rig in the North Sea.<\/p>\n<p>It is thought the bunnies had taken up residence in an offshore container in Dundee, having found a \u201cnice warm place to hide\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The container was then transported to Aberdeen and loaded on to a boat bound for the Cygnus gas field, 93 miles off the Lincolnshire coast.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>All three rabbits are now doing well at our rescue centre, and eating us out of house and home<\/p>\n<p>New Arc Wildlife Rescue<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There the container was transferred to the Valaris Norway rig, at Ithaca Energy\u2019s Cygnus platform, where two of the intrepid creatures \u201ctook freedom and were found running around the pipe deck\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>After the pair were rescued by the crew, who were at the time unaware there was a third, they were taken to New Arc Wildlife Rescue near Ellon in Aberdeenshire.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on social media, the rescue centre said of the animals\u2019 discovery on the rig: \u201cThe crew immediately activated rescue mode and safely caught the two bunnies, setting them up with a warm bed and some fresh veggies and water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Valaris crew kept them safe in the radio room before they were transported back down to the vessel to resume their travels by boat back to Aberdeen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"40def\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"c43a0011dcee8c9cc08d612b8d8ddacb\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%205000%203334'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/valaris-norway-rig-at-sea.jpg\" width=\"5000\" height=\"3334\" alt=\"Valaris Norway rig at sea\"\/>The bunnies were found running around the Valaris Norway rig (Alamy\/PA)<\/p>\n<p>It was only when the boat \u2013 the FS Aquarius \u2013 returned to the rig that the third stowaway bunny was discovered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter those two bunnies made their journey back across the North Sea and were safely dropped off at New Arc Wildlife Rescue, the FS Aquarius returned to the Cygnus field and later found a third bunny hiding in a forklift pocket,\u201d the wildlife centre added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was rescued and was very well looked after by the crew on the vessel, transported back to Aberdeen and is now safely reunited with its siblings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA huge thank-you to the crews on board Cygnus, Valaris Norway and the FS Aquarius \u2013 who all put maximum effort and care into ensuring these rabbits got back safely to dry land.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll three rabbits are now doing well at our rescue centre, and eating us out of house and home.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Three baby rabbits have been rescued after being found on a drilling rig in the North Sea. 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