Petrobras platforms collide in high winds

Dislodged: floating production unit P-63 (pictured above) collided with platform P-58 on Saturday after breaking free of its moorings in Rio Grande, Brazil

Two oil and gas production platforms under construction at a southern Brazilian shipyard collided on Saturday after high winds dislodged their moorings, according to Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras.

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