20yrs since the Piper Alpha Disaster

[SarahH]

I cant beleive it is 20yrs since it happened.... I was only 4yrs old, but I still remember it.

The Piper Alpha was a North Sea oil production platform operated by Occidental Petroleum (Caledonia) Ltd.[1] The platform began production in 1976[2], first as an oil platform and then later converted to gas production. An explosion and resulting fire destroyed it on July 6, 1988, killing 167 men. Total insured loss was about £1.7 billion (US$ 3.4 billion). To date it is the world's worst offshore oil disaster in terms of lives lost and impact to industry. At the time of the disaster the platform accounted for around ten per cent of the oil and gas production from the North Sea. St Nichols Kirk in Union Street Aberdeen has dedicated a chapel in memory of those who perished.

 

[Sarah&Braydon]

omg that looks awful,
iv never heard of that

 

[SKINNYLAD77]

I can remember that i was 11 i think

it was awful what happened

 

[SarahH]

I know, I try not to think about it with Brian being on the rigs, but obviously it is all over our local news just now

This is the rig that Brian is on

My brave honey, dont think I could ever work on one - I have been on one that was docked, but not one bouncing about in the sea

 

[SKINNYLAD77]

Alots changed in 20 years !!!!!!!

Things aint what they use to be alot more safety involved now i would think

Its not a job i would like to do i'm crap at sea

 

[Melanie]

I went to school with a girl who's dad was killed on Piper Alpha. I was almost 8 when it happened, i remember we had a special assembly at primary school about it.

 

[1sttimemum]

Ive never heard of it either,

It does sound like it was quite bad!

That rig looks very sophisticated !!

 

[zebrastripes]

before I was born but how awful

 

[trixipaws]

gosh i dont remember that, and i was 7, old enough to be aware of the news
looks terrible