Memorial service for the Piper Alpha tragedy

Title

Memorial service for the Piper Alpha tragedy

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

20 Jul 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:01:56

Description

From Aberdeen, Lorraine Davidson reports on the memorial service for the Piper Alpha disaster at St Nicholas Church with sermon from offshore chaplain Andrew Wylie and speech by hospital chaplain from Royal Aberdeen Infirmary, Alan Swinton. Congregation heard singing.

Contributors

Lorraine Davidson; Alan Swinton; Andrew Wylie

Keywords

Fires; Industrial accidents; Petroleum industry; Aberdeen; Piper Alpha

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