Echoes of events that led to Piper Alph being felt once more say trade unions

Trade unions yesterday condemned North Sea workforce conditions claiming signs of the failings that led to Piper Alpha are “coming to the surface again”.

The Offshore Coordinating Group was hosting a “Reflections on Piper Alpha” conference in Aberdeen, marking 30 years since the tragedy.

As well as the 1988 disaster, RMT regional organiser Jake Molloy said “all the signs” of fatal incidents such as the 2003 Brent Bravo disaster in the North Sea and 2010’s Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico were apparent once more.

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