Family pay tribute to British man who died in incident on Qatar oil rig

A second Briton was injured and treated in hospital, while a third was detained following the ‘non-work related incident’

The family of a 38-year-old man who died after a “non-work related incident” involving three Britons onboard an oil rig in Qatar have paid tribute to a “one-of-a-kind, beautiful soul”.

Robert Robson, of Tyne and Wear, was working on the Seafox Burj oil rig off the coast of Qatar when he died after an incident in the early hours of Monday.