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jul 6, 1988 - ThePiper Alphadrilling platform in theNorth Seais destroyed by explosions and fires. One hundred sixty-seven oil workers are killed, making it the world's worst offshore oil disaster in terms of direct loss of life.

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jul 6, 1988
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~ 37 years ago