The tragic event of piper alpha occurred when this massive oil platform in the north sea succumbed to explosion and fire, resulting in the loss of 167 lives. Piper alpha disaster engineering bibliographies cite this. Seconds from disaster piper alpha 797 words 4 pages. This page was last edited on 5 december 2018, at 11. Piper alpha is an offshore oil and gas platform that suffered an explosion. Piper alpha film a reminder that same hazards exist. Written and directed by alan barillaro, it was theatrically released alongside pixars finding dory on june 17, 2016. Coincidently, the film crew had been documenting the rescue teams at lossiemouth at the time of the piper alpha accident. A whistleblower has warned that a system of safety representatives set up to underpin the integrity of oil and gas platforms in the north sea following the piper alpha explosion is being made a. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading fire in the night. Before the rigs modification to include gas, staff quarters were kept well away from the most dangerous production components of the rig. Sixteen of the 34 piper alpha survivors who gave evidence at the inquiry said they experienced the first blast before 10pm. The only problem is, the food is buried beneath the sand where scary waves roll up onto the shore. The 20 documentary film fire in the night is about the disaster.
Piper alpha timeline piper alpha was a large offshore rig based 100km off the coast of aberdeen. Theres no denying the harrowing nature of the story being told, but berg is admirably, uncharacteristically restrained. Piper, the titular sandpiper from this short film, made a cameo appearance on a poster in a kelloggs commercial that promoted the film, finding dory 2016. Also, the probability of such an accident could be made arbitrarily small by controlling the level of detail in which the accident is described. Piper 2016 short film clip from the pixar short that accompanies finding dory. But the inquiry said the first explosion and fireball was at 10pm. At the inquiry i told them that the first explosion i heard would be at 9. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Everything we have in terms of safety offshore today, including the added peace and security your family enjoys whilst you are offshore, is owed to the men of piper alpha, and hundreds of other. This bibliography was generated on cite this for me on thursday, may 26, 2016. The men who died on piper alpha are commemorated in the film remembering piper which can be downloaded from s. Piper alpha film a reminder that same hazards exist today.
Even as piper visibly burned, the failure of the linked tartan platform to shut down its flow of oil and gas was illustrative of the. An explosion and resulting oil and gas fires destroyed piper alpha on 6 july 1988, killing 167. Documentary chronicling the tragic events that occurred in the north sea on board the piper alpha rig in july 1988, in what was the worlds deadliest offshore oil. Piper alpha re ceived and sent to the shore the oil and gas production of a group of platforms. The piper alpha disaster kindle edition by mcginty, stephen. Ive just watched this on bbc2, where can i get a dvd copy of this film. Fire in the night official trailer in cinemas june 21st youtube. Piper alpha wis an ile production platform in the north sea approximately 120 miles 190 km northeast o aiberdeen, scotland. Learning from the piper alpha accident the offshore platform piper alpha, which was lo cated in the british sector of the north sea oil field and operated by occidental petroleum, was engulfed in a catastrophic fire on july 6, 1988. Apr 18, 2016 the tragic event of piper alpha occurred when this massive oil platform in the north sea succumbed to explosion and fire, resulting in the loss of 167 lives. This particular animated short debuted ahead of finding dory, and, while finding dory is an all right time at the movies, piper may blow it out of the water apologies for the pun.
This year marked the 28th anniversary of the piper. Deepwater horizon is a gruelling disaster movie and a reminder of one companys catastrophic oversights, and it stands as a worthy tribute to the. In the commercial, piper s poster can be seen behind hank the octopus. Disgusting that these men had to go through this and that 167 died at their place of work. The men of piper alpha 2009 a filmmaker analyzes one of the worlds worst offshore oil disasters, in which 167 people lost their lives. The oil industry has yet to learn lessons of piper alpha. Aug 20, 20 the piper alpha offshore oil and gas platform was owned by occidental petroleum.
Piper alpha was an oil production platform in the north sea approximately 120 miles 190 km northeast of aberdeen, scotland, that was operated by occidental petroleum caledonia limited. Angus kennedy, an engineer on the supply ship the performer, said the first message they received indicated a small but manageable fire at least 20 minutes before the mayday call. Seconds from disaster piper alpha is a documentary that shows the fire tragedy that happen on the piper alpha oil mining company. It began production in 1976, initially as an oilonly platform but later converted to add gas production. The men of piper alpha pays tribute to the victims and survivors of one of the worlds. Piper alpha was a large offshore rig based 100km off the coast of aberdeen. E ven 25 years on, charles haffeys most powerful memory of the piper alpha disaster was the overwhelming, deafening noise.
The piper alpha disaster a documentary about the piper alpha oil rig disaster in which 167 people died has its world premiere in edinburgh next week. Piper alpha was a large north sea oil platform that started production in 1976. It produced oil from 24 wells and in its early life. The piper alpha incident is still regarded as the worst offshore oil disaster in the history of the uk. The piper alpha disaster is the worst offshore oil rig. Piper alpha disaster joe meanen, who jumped into the sea from the burning platform, with gary gallagher, who survived a 32ft fall from a hotel roof, to make workplaces safer. In the process, she encounters a traumatic experience that she must overcome in order to survive. Piper is effective and worth seeing because of the cinematography, and on the whole it makes a decent case for the expressive potential of photorealistic animation.
Jun 17, 2016 piper, the short film debuting before finding dory, is not only cute, it has great takeaways for my teen. The film is simple enough in narrative with a sickeningly adorable conceit. Piper alpha disaster news, views, gossip, pictures, video. This film relives the catastrophic chain of events that unfolded that night. An explosion on the piper alpha platform occurred in july 1988. Piper alpha disaster engineering bibliographies cite. Piper 2016 g 6min animation, short, family 17 june 2016 usa a mother bird tries to teach her little one how to find food by herself. Piper aircraft general aviation aircraft manufacturer.
Last month, a rededication ceremony and remembrance service marking the 25th anniversary of the piper alpha disaster was held in the newly restored memorial garden in aberdeens hazlehead park. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. For those interested, the documentary, piper alpha seconds from disaster goes into more detail as to why the disaster. Both oil and gas was pumped from the two other platforms to piper alpha and subsequently pumped to. If you have time, its absolutely worth 90 minutes of your time. It was last inspected two weeks ago but last week there was a small fire on the rig. A dramatization of the disaster in april 2010, when the offshore drilling rig called the deepwater horizon exploded, resulting in the worst oil spill in american history. The piper alpha offshore oil and gas platform was owned by occidental petroleum. Piper alpha was an oil production platform in the north sea approximately 120 miles 190 km. Piper, the short film debuting before finding dory, is not only cute, it has great takeaways for my teen. The designs and operating procedures, which for so long had seemed. Fire in the night relives the tragic events that occurred on the piper alpha rig on 6th july 1988. The platform began production in 1976, first as an oil. Step change in safety has commissioned a short film about the piper alpha disaster featuring artwork by sue jane taylor.
Fire in the night alexander street, a proquest company. These are the sources and citations used to research piper alpha disaster. Jul 01, 2019 piper alpha disaster joe meanen, who jumped into the sea from the burning platform, with gary gallagher, who survived a 32ft fall from a hotel roof, to make workplaces safer. Jul 02, 20 the oil industry has yet to learn lessons of piper alpha. Piper is a 2016 computeranimated short film produced by pixar animation studios. May 26, 2016 these are the sources and citations used to research piper alpha disaster. Step change in safetys remembering piper the night that changed our world was screened as part of a workforce involvement day at aberdeen exhibition and conference centre. Piper is the latest in a long line of prefeature pixar short films. Piper disney pixar oscar winning short movie by shans zone. Echoes of events that led to piper alph being felt once more say trade unions.
Deepwater horizon is a 2016 american disaster film based on the deepwater horizon explosion and oil spill in the gulf of mexico. Report into the 1988 disaster made over 100 recommendations about how safety should be improved in north sea. Jun 21, 20 fire in the night relives the tragic events that occurred on the piper alpha rig on 6th july 1988. The piper alpha disaster shocked the industry and the general public. It began production in 1976, 2 initially as an oilonly platform but later converted to add gas production. Full credit to the bbc for making quality programs such as this.
A hero diver left traumatised by the piper alpha tragedy has been found drowned the body of gareth parrydavies, 59, was recovered from the river shannon in limerick, ireland, on june 10. The box is full of miserable creatures but one of them doesnt belong there. The book is still available though and is just as gripping. The documentary features astonishing testimonies from men who found themselves in the midst of an inferno. In the commercial, pipers poster can be seen behind hank the octopus. The piper alpha disaster in the north sea, uk, remains the worst offshore oil disaster in history after 167 people lost their lives in july 1988. The incident was featured in the 1990 stv documentary television series rescue, about the raf search and rescue force at raf lossiemouth, in the episode piper alpha. The piper is an entertaining and meaningful movie that will satisfy most of its spectators, despite its somewhat grotesque nature. As has been said, its a sad story, but the film treats the subject with great respect and a very straightforward, balanced view of events. The accident killed 165 out of 226 crew members and two crew members from the standby vessel sandhaven. The 1988 piper alpha disaster remains one of the worst safetyrelated. An explosion an resultin ile an gas fires destroyed piper alpha on 6 julie 1988, killin 167 fowk, includin twa crewmen o a rescue veshel. Since drilling began in the north sea in the 1970s there have been 300 deaths on britains 123 oil installations, often in accidents caused by bad weather. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
The bp deepwater horizon explosion took place on 20 april 2010. Remembering piper alpha film premieres in aberdeen youtube. Heroic diver left traumatised by piper alpha disaster has. It produced oil from 24 wells and in its early life it had also produced gas from two wells. The film was documented by national geographic channel to explain with details the cause and impact of the explosion that occurred in the north sea. Piper alpha disaster news, views, gossip, pictures. It won the academy award for best animated short film at the 89th academy awards, becoming the first pixar animated short to win the award since.
For similar platforms and for a welldefined class of accidents, however, this study is the. The piper alpha platform is the largest and oldest platform in the north sea oilfield. Piper alpha the night that changed our world step change. The rig produced oil, gas and condensate primarily propane and was linked to two other drilling platforms via large undersea pipelines. But afterwards, gas compression units were placed next to the control room. Piper alpha platform, north sea offshore technology oil. Jun 18, 2015 a hero diver left traumatised by the piper alpha tragedy has been found drowned the body of gareth parrydavies, 59, was recovered from the river shannon in limerick, ireland, on june 10. Documentary chronicling the tragic events on board the piper alpha oil rig in july 1988. Piper alpha the night that changed our world print this page the sky was alight and acrid smoke billowed into the cold air the night 167 men lost their lives 28 years on and the scars of the piper alpha disaster have still not healed. Both oil and gas was pumped from the two other platforms to piper alpha and subsequently pumped to shore. Gives the best insight into the piper alpha tragedy of any documentary i have seen.
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