Release Date: 2013-06-19
Runtime: 93
Languages: English
Rating: 6.5
Votes: 10
Genres: Documentary
Director: Anthony Wonke
Description: A re-examination of the events that led to the Piper Alpha oil-drilling platform—at the time the largest and oldest in the North Sea oilfield—exploding on the night of 6 July 1988, killing 167 men. Th...A re-examination of the events that led to the Piper Alpha oil-drilling platform—at the time the largest and oldest in the North Sea oilfield—exploding on the night of 6 July 1988, killing 167 men. The documentary includes testimonies from rescuers and some of the 61 survivors, many of whom were forced to jump hundreds of feet into a flaming, oil-covered sea, and discovers what the physical and psychological legacy of the disaster has meant for those involved.Read More
Production Companies:
Berriff McGinty Films
Scottish Television (STV)
