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Piper Alpha 20yrs on: Families and survivors attend service

Bereaved families and survivors gathered today for a memorial service on the 20th anniversary of the Piper Alpha tragedy.

Bereaved families and survivors gathered today for a memorial service on the 20th anniversary of the Piper Alpha tragedy.

On July 6 1988, 167 people lost their lives after a gas leak on the North Sea platform ignited, engulfing Piper Alpha in a massive fireball.