How Hot is Your Platform?

July 6, 1988. North Sea. 21:56 B.S.T. At 110 miles northeast of Aberdeen, Scotland, the oil rig Piper Alpha stands with a crew of over 200 aboard. For this crew, it’s been another normal day. Some are winding down by watching Caddyshack. Others are quietly settling in for the evening. No one is aware that a disaster is about to unfold that ultimately would take the lives of over 160 men. In a few...