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  1. On This Day: July 6, 1988 – 167 Killed in the Piper Alpha Oil Rig Explosion

    On This Day: July 6, 1988 – 167 Killed in the Piper Alpha Oil Rig Explosion

    On this day July 6, 1988, an explosion on the Piper Alpha drilling platform in the North Sea claimed the lives of 167 oil workers in what remains the world's deadliest offshore oil disaster. Operated by Occidental Petroleum, the rig was located about 120 miles northeast of Aberdeen, Scotland...
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    • Category: On This Day in 80s News
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