After being salvaged the platform was taken to Broad Bay on the other side of the
island and has since been loaded onto a semi-
Welding squads have been busy securing the rig to the deck to prevent it from falling off the vessel during the ten day voyage.
Repairs to its damaged legs and pontoons have also been undertaken so the platform does not sink when offloaded into the water at its destination.
Ultimately, the platform will be towed to a breaker's yard in Turkey.
Work on securing sea fastenings is expected to be completed in time for the Hawk and her towering cargo to finally sail off.
Hugh Shaw, the UK government’s salvage advisor who is supervising the operation said: “Good progress is being made.
If the rig is safely secured then “the green light to go will be given once the necessary approvals are in place.”
Countdown to oil rig's departure
11 October 2016
The stricken Transocean Winner oil rig is set to depart on Wednesday, nine weeks after its crash arrival on Lewis.
The redundant structure needs to piggyback a lift from a heavy lift ship as it is too badly holed as a result of grounding on rocks at Dalmore.