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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[23Fro]

Seen this vid today in my survival course.

Hadn't seen it in ages til today and it doesnt get any easier to watch. Cant imagine how hard it must be for the families to watch it that lost someone that say.

A pure tragedy, they will never be forgotten. R.I.P

And to the little shit that thinks this vid 'Awsome', show some fuckin RESPECT!

[TheBossPresident]

ALL the money in the world is USELESS if you are dead and can't spend it, I may start working on a rig next month if nothing else comes through but I'm not even sure if it's worth the money to be honest.

[KitKat4239]

This is so sad :(

[Kaitlin Lescalett]

I am a derrik hand for nomac 73 in OHIO and i love my job i wouldnt wanna do anything else, but being on rigs is very dangerous and you must be careful with everything you do or things like this will happen. this is sad but videos like these need to be seen so people understands how a life of a rig hand is!

[Kayy Lynn]

sorry sir. you cant do anything to her, for you are talking to her over a youtube video comment section.

[behindthewallsleepin]

*stupid

[UberZeal]

@zzztubazzz What a pointless sack of horseshit you are, Saddest pathetic piece of desperate attention whoring i've ever read. You enjoy offending people because of the utterly insignificant life you obviously live.. I'd laugh at you but your not worth the energy. RIP to the 167 and the many family's bereaved by this terrible incident nearly 25 years ago

[Kane Almsivi]

@0:36 The Tartan / MCP01 gas riser ruptures and the "oil fire" erupts into a gas fire. What you don't see is around 40 men jumping from the helideck into the water at this point. Anyone interested in learning more about this disaster, it's cause and it's consequences should read Stephen McGinty's "A Fire In The Night"

[zzztubazzz]

and i love your ass too stuid fuck

[yearsmith]

The Supervisor on the Tartan Kept gas flowing to Piper after the first explosion. Contributing to the severity of the second.

[yearsmith]

I'd love to see you say that in the streets of Aberdeen.

[yearsmith]

This was way before obama.