Piper Alpha disaster - Public inquiry

Title

Piper Alpha disaster - Public inquiry

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

19 Jan 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:06

Description

A survivor of the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster, John Wood describes the inferno which nearly took his life. Alex Blake Milton reveals that the platform was nearly destroyed by a saboteur a year before the catastrophe. Bob Ballantyne, a survivor who jumped to safety, says it will be hard giving evidence as it will bring up bad memories. Lisa Hampele reports.

Contributors

Lisa Hampele; Alex Blake Milton; Bob Ballantyne; John Wood

Keywords

Accidents; Crime; Fires; Occupational health and safety; Oil extraction; Public inquiries; North Sea; Petroleum industry; Occidental; Piper Alpha (oil platform)

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