Search results
Piper Alpha exploded and collapsed under the effect of sustained gas jet fires in the night between 6 and 7 July 1988, killing 165 of the men on board (30 of whose bodies were never recovered), as well as a further two rescuers. [4] Sixty-one workers escaped and survived.
A comprehensive account of the 1988 offshore oil platform explosion that killed 167 people and the investigation that revealed the causes and lessons. Learn about the background, the accident, the investigation and the analysis of the Piper Alpha disaster.
Piper Alpha disaster, explosion and sinking of the Piper Alpha oil platform in the North Sea on July 6, 1988. The disaster killed 167 people. The discovery of North Sea oil and gas was a boon to Great Britain.
Oct 17, 2019 · Piper Alpha claims the title of the world‘s deadliest offshore accident. Over 30 years after the Piper Alpha oil platform suffered multiple explosions off Scotland taking lives of 167 people, SAFETY4SEA analyzes the North Sea disaster which made the oil and gas industry to look safety in new terms. Accident details: At a glance.
Jul 6, 2013 · A documentary tells the stories of the 61 men who survived the world's worst offshore oil disaster in 1988. The explosion was triggered by a faulty gas pump and a ruptured pipeline, killing 167 men and destroying the platform.
Feb 19, 2020 · A second major explosion engulfs the Piper Alpha platform. This explosion sets the helideck ablaze, making a helicopter rescue impossible for those men trapped in living areas near the top of the platform. 22:50: A third huge explosion rages through the burning core of Piper Alpha.
Jul 6, 2018 · On the evening of 6 July 1988, an explosion ripped through the Piper Alpha oil and gas platform 120 miles north-east of Aberdeen. Out of the 228 men on board, 167 died in the world’s...
