Piper Alpha raised from sea bed

Title

Piper Alpha raised from sea bed

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

17 Oct 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:01:32

Description

The North Sea oil platform, Piper Alpha, which was sunk following an explosion which killed 167 men, has been raised from the sea bed. Grampian Police Chief Alistair Lynn says that they do not yet know how many bodies are aboard the platform. Barge superintendent for McDermott’s, Lash Gellery(?), speaks about the difficulties that they encountered when raising the sunken platform and project engineer Ramsay Martin(?) recounts a tale of survival. Andy Stenton reports. Broadcast on NorthSound Radio.

Contributors

Andy Stenton; Northsound Radio; Alistair Lynn; Lash Gellery(?); Ramsay Martin(?)

Keywords

Deaths; Fires; Police; Oil extraction; North Sea; Salvage; Piper Alpha (oil platform)

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