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On July 6, 1988, in the North Sea, 120 miles north of Aberdeen, Scotland, the Piper Alpha oil platform explodes and sinks, killing 165 of the men on board and two rescue workers.
On July 6, 1988, in the North Sea, 120 miles north of Aberdeen, Scotland, the Piper Alpha oil platform explodes and sinks, killing 165 of the men on board and two rescue workers.
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