Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On July 6, 1988, a record-breaking North Sea oil platform suffered a catastrophic chain reaction during a routine night shift. A ...
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Oil rig explosion that reshaped offshore safety
On July 6, 1988, the Piper Alpha oil platform in the North Sea became the site of one of the deadliest offshore disasters in history. A maintenance error triggered a gas leak that quickly ignited into ...
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226 men were on Piper Alpha when one pump was restarted… minutes later the platform exploded - “All personnel abandon”
A condensate pump was restarted without operators realizing a nearby safety valve had been removed and temporarily sealed. The resulting leak ignited, while pipelines from neighboring platforms ...
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