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On This Day: July 6, 1988 – 167 Killed in the Piper Alpha Oil Rig Explosion.
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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, and had once been one of the most productive platforms in the region.
The disaster began with a gas leak that triggered a massive explosion and fire. A series of safety system failures, including a...
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