An oil drilling platform with a 300-ton crane flipped over in heavy seas as it was being towed, but officials said Saturday the rig contained very little oil and there was no threat of a leak.

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No one was injured when The Five Sisters platform overturned Friday 65 miles southeast of Charleston, said Seth Tane, owner of Carolina Sea Service. The platform was unmanned at the time of the accident, Tane said.

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