| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
"6 July 1998. 120 miles off the coast of Scotland, towering nearly 300ft out of the North Sea, stands the colossal Piper Alpha oil rig. It's at the hub of the North Sea's most lucrative oil field, churning out some 120,000 barrels of oil per day. But when a lapse in communication during maintenance leads to a gas leak, catastrophe ensues. A ferocious fire triggers a series of gas pipeline ruptures and explosions, killing 167 men and destroying Piper Alpha. It is the world's worst ever offshore disaster. " -- Website |
| Notes |
Off-air recording of The National Geographic Channel "Seconds from disaster: explosion in the North Sea", broadcast July 12, 2005. Copied under Part VA of the Copyright Act |
| Credits |
Directed by Dan Gold |
| Performer |
Narrator: Richard Vaughan |
| Notes |
DVD |
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No rating given |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Drilling platforms -- North Sea -- Accidents
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Offshore oil well drilling -- North Sea -- Accidents
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Offshore structures -- North Sea -- Accidents
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Offshore oil industry -- North Sea -- Accidents
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| Author |
Gold, Dan
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Vaughan, Richard
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Darlow Smithson Productions
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National Geographic Channel (Television station)
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