Norwegian company hopes tourists keen for ‘rig-spotting’ will help fill its berths left empty due to oil industry downturn

If you’re bored with palm-fringed beaches and turquoise seas, why not try the gigantic oil platforms of the North Sea?

The world’s first “rig-spotting” cruise has just ended off the coast of Norway, and tourists who were on board for the four-day trip have been talking about what they saw.

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