A new box-set documentary series set for BBC Two, BBC Scotland and iPlayer will examine the 1988 Piper Alpha oil platform disaster off the Scottish coast that left 167 people ...
Charles Yarwood, who is 78 and is known as Mike to family and friends, was last seen in the Amble area on 21 November. | ITV ...
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This oil platform became a floating coffin in the North Sea
The Piper Alpha disaster unfolded through a chain of small, reasonable decisions that aligned into catastrophe. A single pump was started without knowledge of a missing safety valve. Gas ignited, ...
Bob Ballantyne, who became the voice of the survivors of the 1988 Piper Alpha disaster, has died after a battle against cancer. Bob, aged 61, was one of only 62 men who survived the catastrophe, which ...
On 6 July 1988, fire engulfed Piper Alpha, killing 167 men. With dramatic testimony and emotional interviews, this is the minute-by-minute story of that night and the search for truth.
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