Fire in the Night
the piper alpha disaster
$30.90
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
25 June 2018
Summary
The fire was visible from seventy miles away and the heat generated was so intense that a helicopter could only circle the rig at a perimeter of one mile. On the surface of the sea, a converted fishing trawler inched as close as possible, but the paint on the vessel’s hull blistered and burnt. In the water surrounding the inferno, men’s heads could be seen bobbing like apples as their yellow hard hats melted with the heat.
On 6 July 1988 a series of explosions ripped through the Piper…
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 |
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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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