It's a project I've sort of piggy backed on since Stuart decided to make a documentary about oil workers in Aberdeen. This developed into an investigation into the Piper Alpha disaster: On the 6th of July, 1988 due to a series of technical and human errors leading to many explosions; the offshore oil platform Piper Alpha was engulfed in flame and fell into the sea.
167 men died as a result. A terrible tragedy.
The loss of human life and the pure horrific drama of the events is stirring.
Books have been written about the disaster, a play has been written and a well received documentary was released this year marking the 25th anniversary of the incident.
BBC's Piper Alpha: A Fire in the Night.
