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 ...

The world’s deadliest offshore oil disaster, the Piper Alpha explosion ... caused by a gas leak on the North Sea oil rig, 120 miles off the northeast coast of Scotland. The wreckage of the ...

A fire on a North Sea oil rig kills 167 people on 6 July 1988. A series of explosions rip through the Piper Alpha drilling platform, 120 miles (193km) off the north-east coast of Scotland.

He also worked for the legendary oil well firefighter Paul "Red" Adair. He was at a racing event in US when word came through of a huge explosion ... rig Tharos was sitting next to Piper Alpha ...

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Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales meet members of the rescue team after the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster Mirrorpix via Getty STV Studios made a BAFTA-winning documentary about ...

The Piper Alpha oil rig off the northeast coast of Scotland, which exploded on July 6, 1988, and killed 167 men, conintues to burn a week after the disaster. The platform was owned and run by a ...

The Piper Alpha oil rig off the northeast coast of Scotland, which exploded on July 6, 1988, and killed 167 men, conintues to burn a week after the disaster. The platform was owned and run by a ...