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Piper Alpha: Oil Rig Disaster | The Leak | 1

2024/8/13
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Alex Rankin
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Bob Ballantine
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Bob Vernon
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Erlin Grieve
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Gareth Perry Davies
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Jeff Bolins
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Mike Corey
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Gareth Perry Davies: 在事故发生前，他在Piper Alpha平台进行水下维修工作时发现钢梁存在裂缝，并与主管进行了日常对话。事故发生后，他接到主管的紧急通知，放弃工具并紧急上浮。 Bob Ballantine: 讲述了事故发生前几天的个人生活片段，以及他对即将返回Piper Alpha平台工作的焦虑和担忧，以及与妻子的关系。 Alex Rankin: 描述了他在Piper Alpha平台上进行安全阀检查的经历，以及由于繁琐的文书工作和维护团队的加班问题导致工作延误的情况。 James McNeil: 作为新上任的救援人员，他从直升机上观察Piper Alpha平台，了解其结构和潜在危险，并对平台的安全隐患表达了担忧。 Ed Punchard: 作为潜水主管，他在事故发生前与潜水员进行简报，并讨论了水泵的切换问题，以及事故发生前与妻子的通话内容。 Bob Vernon: 作为夜班生产主管，他处理了大量文书工作，并注意到B泵出现故障，以及后续一系列的设备故障和最终的爆炸。 Erlin Grieve: 讲述了事故发生前他在Piper Alpha平台电影院观看电影的经历，以及随后参与了对泵的维修工作，并目睹了爆炸事件。

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The episode begins with the description of the Piper Alpha oil rig and the events leading up to the initial explosion, focusing on the diver Gareth Perry Davies' experience and the subsequent chaos on the rig.

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On July 6th, 1988, workers clock in to a typical night shift aboard Piper Alpha, the world’s largest offshore oil rig, in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland. Then, around 10 p.m., a series of mistakes leads to a gas leak and explosion. Soon, 226 men find themselves trapped on the burning platform, in what will become one of the deadliest man-made disasters in history. 

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