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Red Adair on the Piper Alpha tragedy

Title
Red Adair on the Piper Alpha tragedy
Genre
News report; Interview; Press conference
TX Date
31 Jul 1988
Year of production
1988
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Duration
00:03:07
Description
Andy Stenton reports on the aftermath of the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster. American troubleshooter, Red Adair, who was brought in to work on the unstable structure talks to press about the scale of the tragedy, and the challenges of the work. Occidental spokesman Alex Blake Milton on the search for the bodies on board.
Contributors
Red Adair; Andy Stenton; Alex Blake Milton
Keywords
Deaths; Emergency services; Fires; Rescue work; Manmade disasters; Piper Alpha; Occidental

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