EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is developing a drama series about the Piper Alpha disaster, one of the most catastrophic offshore oil incidents of all time and the worst in terms of lives lost. The drama comes ...

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 dead and remains the ...

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In July 1988, the North Sea oil platform ignited. As it melted around him, Joe Meanen knew there was only one possible, but highly perilous, way out for him Joe Meanen estimates it took him about six ...

Told through the testimony of rig workers and their families back home, this is the minute-by-minute story of how the 1980s oil boom turned to disaster when Piper Alpha exploded. Piper Alpha burns, ...

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 ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is developing a drama series about the Piper Alpha disaster, one of the most catastrophic offshore oil ...

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.