CLOSING police and fire control rooms in northern Scotland could ... “The potential for disasters such as Piper Alpha or terrorist- related incidents is significant. “It is unlikely that ...

Bollands went to phone his wife, as was the norm, with his colleague then later leaving the control room to do the same.Five minutes later the sequence of events which led to the Piper Alpha ...

6 July 1988: A series of explosions destroyed the Piper Alpha oil platform in the North Sea. One hundred and sixty seven men died in the world's worst offshore oil disaster. An inquiry blamed the ...

Piper Alpha was ready for production by October ... had been working in the water around the platform earlier. The control room, built too close to the gas compression area, had to be abandoned ...

Former offshore professional Geoff Bollands, who was working in the Piper Alpha control room on the night of the tragedy and was rescued by boat, will attend the memorial. The 70-year-old ...

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 ...

Piper Alpha was ready for production by October ... had been working in the water around the platform earlier. The control room, built too close to the gas compression area, had to be abandoned ...