In July 1988, the Piper Alpha oil platform in the North Sea caught fire and collapsed, leading to the death of 167 of the 228 men on board, plus two from the rescue crew. Joe Meanen, a survivor, recounts his perilous escape by jumping 175ft off the burning rig into the North Sea. The platform, located around 120 miles off Aberdeen, on the north-east coast of Scotland, suffered multiple catastrophic explosions.