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 ...
Carla Miller and Nicola Moffat, daughters of Frank Miller, Piper Alpha scaffolder, and Fiona McNeill, widow of Frank Miller The Piper Alpha platform is gone—obliterated by fire and lost to the North ...
The oil industry’s worst nightmare came true on July 6, 1988. The Piper Alpha oil platform suffered a catastrophic explosion, leaving most workers trapped in an inferno at sea. This disaster led to ...
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 ...
Lord Cullen and Linda Ellis are to be honored in the official naming ceremony of the newly-extended HOTA facilities on the training provider's Malmo Road site in Hull on Thursday, September 22, 2011.
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.