North Sea Oil Rigs

Platforms scattered across the North Sea fall silent as the weed colony seizes their crews, turning workers into unwitting agents. Price hammers the radio in the Control Hall, but no response comes, confirming total compromise. Harris pushes to blow the rigs sky-high and halt the spread; the Doctor blocks the plan, warning explosions would fling weed fragments far across churning waves, accelerating invasion from drilling-released depths.