EPISODE · Dec 2, 2019 · 36 MIN
Alpha & Omega
from Catastrophe! · host Catastrophe!
In the late 1980s, oil and gas production were common in the North Sea, off the coast of Scotland. Rig workers were accustomed to long hours in harsh conditions, but nothing could have prepared the men working on Piper Alpha for the catastrophic series of events that took the lives of nearly three-quarters of the crew one July night.
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