Fire in the Night
the piper alpha disaster
$29.92
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
25 June 2018
Summary
Fire in the Night: The Piper Alpha Disaster
The fire was visible from seventy miles away, and the heat was so intense a helicopter could only circle the rig at a one-mile perimeter. On the sea’s surface, a converted fishing trawler inched close, its hull paint blistering. In the water, men bobbed like apples, their hard hats melting.
On 6 July 1988, explosions tore through the Piper Alpha oil platform, 110 miles northeast of Aberdeen. Ablaze with 226 men, the platform collap…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781509868223 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1509868224 |
| Author: | Stephen McGinty |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Pan Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 25 June 2018 |
| Weight: | 224g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 22mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Genuinely gripping reading … [McGinty] has an eye for the illuminating detail, both human and technical.” – Scotsman
Fire in the Night is rare and riveting, among the classics of Scottish reporting. – Andrew O’HaganGenuinely gripping reading…[McGinty] has an eye for the illuminating detail, both human and technical * The Scotsman *The stories of how survivors escaped from ‘the inferno’ of the rig are truly heart-stopping * The Herald (Glasgow) *
About The Author
Stephen McGinty
Stephen McGinty is an award-winning journalist with the Scotsman newspaper. He has previously worked for the Glasgow Herald and the Sunday Times, and is the author of the critically acclaimed This Turbulent Priest: The Life of Cardinal Thomas Winning and Churchill’s Cigar.
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