Alexander Keilland oil rig disaster
- Title
- Alexander Keilland oil rig disaster
- Genre
- News report
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1980
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- Duration
- 00:02:06
- Description
- Report on the capsizing of the Norwegian Alexander Kielland oil rig in the Ekofisk field in the North Sea (27/03/80) and allegations of poor safety record on the rig. Male and female reporters not identified.
- Contributors
- None Identified
- Keywords
- Deaths; British; Industrial accidents; Occupational health and safety; Oil extraction; Seaborne disasters; North Sea; Maritime rescue; Petroleum industry; Phillips Petroleum; Oilfields; Search and rescue operations; Norway; Alexander Kielland; Ekofisk
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