Disaster at Sea: The Piper Alpha Story

Told through the testimony of rig workers and their families back home, this is the minute-by-minute story of how the 1980s oil boom turned to disaster when Piper Alpha exploded.

Piper Alpha burns, and the platform begins to collapse. With 167 men dead and just a handful of survivors, grief turns to fury, and the fight for justice begins back home.

With Piper Alpha gone, survivors’ evidence becomes key to the truth. The inquiry reveals fatal errors, ignored warnings and failed systems. Will there be justice?