Worst offshore disaster ever that left 167 dead.

The oil platform piper alpha was destroyed by a gas leak in july 1988, and is still the worst offshore oilfield disaster to date. (In terms of human life lost)

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News & Politics

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• oilfield
• disaster
• piper
• alpha
• 1988
• destroyed
• gas
• offshore
• drilling

[ygarciaraul]

Hi. Where did you acquire this footage? Is this copyrighted? This is the first time I am aware about this incident.

[driller189]

@ygarciaraul Yes it is copyrighted by a friend of mine, he gave me permission to upload it.

[Lookeebox]

Thank You USN for blowing the mexican mafia's funds to shit squat and seeing the mexican maphia cartel jump yeebeez off to broke sucking up to our government now. See, if mexican illegals want to talk shit and then know we had them before they thought the coast was clear, they would of never lost their illegal mafia ran peal cultifier fields along Texas coast and mexico's coast. WHAT????? BLACK LOBSTERS????

[fanboychumchum1972]

Jesus..i'd never seen footage before..

My best mate when i was a kid, Steven Ward, his father Brian died on Piper Alpha.

Condolences to all the families who lost someone on the rig.

[meetball83]

@dnbdjanarchy well said mate

[jdperrettwy]

My heart goes out too the families... Being a fellow oilfield righand it just boggles my mind when people trash the oilfield... Hey dickcheese nxt time u jump in your car too take your fatass too mickey ds maybe u outta think about the luxories u have in your life and what hard working people all over the world have too do so you can have them...

[Tily0507]

SMGJohn, This is 1988. It was not a time when everybody knew what was coming. Nobody would have questioned Henry Ford on the impact of the oil industry. And yet here we stand.

[dnbdjanarchy]

@fay1wray Im sure your dad was a hero RIP what ever his name was im sorry for your loss xx

[dnbdjanarchy]

@joemoin You insensitive prick. how can you say its awesome. people died , i just read a comment from some 1 whos dad dies on there . bet if your dad was on there you wouldent think it was so awesome then would you . too loose a loved one in such a horriffic way. and then to have a little twat like you . i hope that person didnt read your comment cus it might just bring them to tears. think b4 you write a comment DICKHEAD

[Tily0507]

Lest we forget.

[Tily0507]

@fay1wray Hi, I worked on the incident for an art installation in 2009. I mentioned the families of the victims in the text. I went through the documentary and through several web pages with testimonies. It took me 2 years of research. Maybe you were in one. I believe the accident really kept many people's lives from danger. I believe all persons who perished are somewhat the heroes of many workers till today. I know there is no comfort, but people are working to make this known, recognized.

[fay1wray]

My dad was killed on the Piper - I miss him so much . I saw your vid its like seeing the news that day - being taken to Aberdeen ( 500 miles away with 2 very new babies) and trying to see a survivior with a nose like my Dad's - it didn't happen