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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