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Fatalities
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1. Piper Alpha
Occidental's Piper Alpha platform was destroyed by explosion and fire in 1988. 167 workers were killed in the blaze. |
167
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2. Alexander L. Kielland
In 1980, the accommodation rig Alexander L. Kielland capsized during a storm after a leg support brace failed. |
123
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3. Seacrest Drillship
The Seacrest drillship capsized in 1989 during Typhoon Gay, with the loss of all men on board. |
97
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4. Ocean Ranger
A ballast control malfunction caused the Ocean Ranger to capsize during a ferocious storm in the North Atlantic in 1982, with the loss of all hands. |
84
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5. Glomar Java Sea Drillship
Another storm fatality, the Glomar Java Sea capsized and sank during Typhoon Lex in 1983 with the loss of all on board. |
81
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6. Bohai 2
In 1979, the jack-up Bohai 2 capsized and sank in a storm while on tow off the coast of China. |
72
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7. Brent Field Helicopter
A Chinook helicopter shuttle between the Brent Field and Sumburgh crashed into the North Sea in 1986 with only two survivors. |
45
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8. Enchova Central
Whilst evacuating the Enchova Central after a blowout, 37 workers lost their lives when their lifeboat slipped from the platform and fell to the sea. |
37
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9. Bombay High North
A support vessel collided with Bombay High North in 2005, rupturing a riser and causing a major fire which destroyed the platform. |
22
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10. C. P. Baker Drilling Barge
Built in 1962 using an uncommon catamaran design, the C. P. Baker drilling barge burned and sank after a shallow gas blowout. |
22
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