This takes me back. I was a roughneck on Piper Alpha 1979-1980 (Bawden Drilling UK Ltd as it was then.) I missed the disaster by 8 years; one of my old crewmates was still there. One of the lucky ones… he jumped, and made it to the Silver Pit. RIP those that didn’t. Years later I was working in aviation & was sent on a disaster management course where they thought it was beneficial to show us some graphic images of the aftermath of various disasters, and the first picture that came up was what they found in the accommodation module of the Piper when it was raised to the surface after 3 months. I walked out, and I remember the looks from others on the course who had no clue about my personal history and association with that photo, how many times I’d slept and eaten meals with my crewmates in that block.
@@Jamie71q I was on the Piper when Dean first joined as a roustabout on our crew, he moved on to the drill floor pretty quick. We used to get the night train together from Manchester to Aberdeen via York before each trip. I still remember when the platform was evacuated after an extreme weather warning, they put us in a hotel in Aberdeen till the storm blew over so 5 of our crew decided to hit the town, where Dean & the derrickman (Dave Burns) had a disagreement with some nightclub bouncers. By the time we got out of the cells at the police station, everyone else was already back offshore; they had replaced us for the rest of the trip, and we got dragged in for a roasting by the boss Evert Hicks & had our wages docked. When we finally got back offshore we expected the driller (Jim Cudmore) to be mad at us, but he saw the funny side & said he wished he’d been there as well. I made contact again with Dean a few years ago and we were reminiscing about those early days.
@@Jamie71q Ha ha yes, they definitely came off worst. They didn’t want to let us in so he jumped them, pushed them down the stairs and he and the derrickman gave them a hiding. Then they called for support and we had to fight our way out of the club, but the police were outside waiting for us! If you’re ever in trouble he is the guy you need on your side. When we were in court 2 days later, one of the bouncers had a broken nose. One of my early memories was of Dean throwing a sledgehammer at a roustabout-pusher who got a bit too pushy 😄Happy days 😄
I’ve got a wee glass vial pendant that’s got some of the first crude oil brought ashore in Scotland. It was my mums. It’s awesome, only a wee thing with a gold top but the oil still moves about when you warm it in your hands. I live in the Scottish highlands and have friends who work offshore on the rigs and on safety boats.
I've met the guy that was the operator of the Bucket Pump(out of shot) that pushed the oil through the plastic tubing wrapped around an actual pipe for this Video opportunity effect @ 7:20.
Agree ... when i was out there (the Dutch sector 1985) I learned to eat raw meat but there was always the greasiest English breakfast to look forward to :-)
BP sold the Forties pipeline to INEOS and shortly after it sprung a leak. I wonder how many other leaks are going to occur in the 42 year old pipeline?
too bad england syphoned all the money into london and offshore bank accounts, scotland hasn't seen a penny. 06:48 "I'm going to make so much money off of this button"
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This takes me back. I was a roughneck on Piper Alpha 1979-1980 (Bawden Drilling UK Ltd as it was then.) I missed the disaster by 8 years; one of my old crewmates was still there. One of the lucky ones… he jumped, and made it to the Silver Pit. RIP those that didn’t. Years later I was working in aviation & was sent on a disaster management course where they thought it was beneficial to show us some graphic images of the aftermath of various disasters, and the first picture that came up was what they found in the accommodation module of the Piper when it was raised to the surface after 3 months. I walked out, and I remember the looks from others on the course who had no clue about my personal history and association with that photo, how many times I’d slept and eaten meals with my crewmates in that block.
@Lucky sleven You’re irrelevant.
@@Jamie71q I was on the Piper when Dean first joined as a roustabout on our crew, he moved on to the drill floor pretty quick. We used to get the night train together from Manchester to Aberdeen via York before each trip. I still remember when the platform was evacuated after an extreme weather warning, they put us in a hotel in Aberdeen till the storm blew over so 5 of our crew decided to hit the town, where Dean & the derrickman (Dave Burns) had a disagreement with some nightclub bouncers. By the time we got out of the cells at the police station, everyone else was already back offshore; they had replaced us for the rest of the trip, and we got dragged in for a roasting by the boss Evert Hicks & had our wages docked. When we finally got back offshore we expected the driller (Jim Cudmore) to be mad at us, but he saw the funny side & said he wished he’d been there as well. I made contact again with Dean a few years ago and we were reminiscing about those early days.
@@Jamie71q Ha ha yes, they definitely came off worst. They didn’t want to let us in so he jumped them, pushed them down the stairs and he and the derrickman gave them a hiding. Then they called for support and we had to fight our way out of the club, but the police were outside waiting for us! If you’re ever in trouble he is the guy you need on your side. When we were in court 2 days later, one of the bouncers had a broken nose. One of my early memories was of Dean throwing a sledgehammer at a roustabout-pusher who got a bit too pushy 😄Happy days 😄
@@Jamie71q You too, bud 👍
I’ve got a wee glass vial pendant that’s got some of the first crude oil brought ashore in Scotland. It was my mums. It’s awesome, only a wee thing with a gold top but the oil still moves about when you warm it in your hands. I live in the Scottish highlands and have friends who work offshore on the rigs and on safety boats.
I've met the guy that was the operator of the Bucket Pump(out of shot) that pushed the oil through the plastic tubing wrapped around an actual pipe for this Video opportunity effect @ 7:20.
I love these videos
''The quality is as good as in most top hotels'' 5:00 lol must have been talking about Fawlty Towers.
Agree ... when i was out there (the Dutch sector 1985) I learned to eat raw meat but there was always the greasiest English breakfast to look forward to :-)
BP sold the Forties pipeline to INEOS and shortly after it sprung a leak. I wonder how many other leaks are going to occur in the 42 year old pipeline?
We just had one the other day. Nae even joking lol.
"Black Gold" 7:53 "Britain's struck it rich" .. LOL
too bad england syphoned all the money into london and offshore bank accounts, scotland hasn't seen a penny.
06:48 "I'm going to make so much money off of this button"
Obviously before piper alpha....
And Scotland had nothing to show for this wealth.
🤣🤣🤣