Stowaway baby rabbits found on North Sea drilling rig

Three stowaway baby rabbits have been rescued after being discovered on a drilling rig in the North Sea. The unexpected visitors were shipped from Aberdeen to the Valaris Norway, about 93 miles (150km) off the coast of Lincolnshire. It is believed they hopped into a container in Dundee, which was taken by road to Aberdeen, before travelling on the offshore ship Aquarius to Ithaca Energy's Cygnus field. Two bunnies were initially brought ashore before another was later found in hiding. They were handed into the care of an Aberdeenshire animal charity. New Arc animal rescue, based near Ellon, praised the offshore teams for looking after the stowaways earlier this month. The charity said the rabbits were doing well and "eating us out of house and home". A spokesperson added: "It's likely the bunnies found a nice warm place to hide in an offshore container. "The container was transported onto the Valaris Norway where the bunnies took freedom and were found running around the deck. "The crew immediately activated rescue mode and safely caught the two bunnies, setting them up with a warm bed and some fresh veggies and water." The Valaris crew kept the first two rabbits safe in the radio

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