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Fire in the Night: The Piper Alpha Disaster by Stephen McGinty (Paperback, 2018)
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ISBN-13: 9781509868223, 978-1509868223. On 6 July 1988 a series of explosions ripped through the Piper Alpha oil platform, 110 miles north-east of Aberdeen in the North Sea. Only sixty-one would survive by leaping over 100 feet into the water below.
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The fire was visible from seventy miles away and the heat generated was so intense that a helicopter could only circle the rig at a perimeter of one mile. On the surface of the sea, a converted fishing trawler inched as close as possible, but the paint on the vessel's hull blistered and burnt. In the water surrounding the inferno, men's heads could be seen bobbing like apples as their yellow hard hats melted with the heat. On 6 July 1988 a series of explosions ripped through the Piper Alpha oil platform, 110 miles north-east of Aberdeen in the North Sea. Ablaze with 226 men on board, the searing temperatures caused the platform to collapse in just two hours. Only sixty-one would survive by leaping over 100 feet into the water below. Newly updated for the thirtieth year since the tragedy, Fire in the Night by journalist Stephen McGinty tells in gripping detail the devastating story of that summer evening. Combining interviews with survivors, witness statements and transcripts from the official inquiry into the disaster, this is the moving and vivid tale of what remains the worst offshore oil-rig disaster to date.Product Identifiers
PublisherPan Macmillan
ISBN-139781509868223
eBay Product ID (ePID)8046674087
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Book TitleFire in the Night: the Piper Alpha Disaster
AuthorStephen Mcginty
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeology, Business
Publication Year2018
TypeTextbook
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height197mm
Item Width131mm
Item Weight224g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorStephen Mcginty
Topic AreaEmergency Medicine
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 30 Jun, 2021
Disaster Book which is unfortunately true.
Compelling account of the accident on the Piper Alpha oil rig. The incompetence of the company coupled with poor planning made this almost inevitable. Heroism of the highest level and good coverage of the rescue attempts albeit the flames and explosion made rescue impossible. Played rugby with one of the victims who was never found.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 26 Dec, 2019
Excellent
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
