Laut Utara di dekat Skotlandia menjadi tempat lalulintas padat kapal yang memasok pengeboran minyak lepas pantai. Perairan di sana sangat dingin pada saat ini, tapi cuaca di daerah tersebut digambarkan baik.
The North Sea near Scotland sees heavy traffic from vessels supplying off shore oil rigs. Waters there are deadly cold this time of year, but weather in the area was described as good.