Seconds From Disaster - Explosion in the North Sea

Seizoen: 1 - Aflevering: 10 / 10 - Eerst uitgezonden: 05 oktober 2004 - Episode ID: 239091

July 6, 1988. The Piper Alpha stands over 110 miles off Scotland. But on this fateful day, a gas leak causes a catastrophic fire with a loss of 167 workers. Why did the Piper Alpha explode without warning? Was Human Error to blame? What about Mechanical Failure? Or even sabotage?