PIPER ALPHA 25th ANNIVERSARY
Parliamentary excerpt
That this House notes that 6 July 2013 marks the 25th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster, the world’s worst offshore oil disaster, in terms of fatalities; remembers the 165 men who died on the rig and the two men who died trying to save them; further notes the pain of the survivors, both physical and mental which they have carried with them since 1988; welcomes the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health’s Parliamentary Reception on 2 July 2013 as well as the Piper 25 Conference ru...