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Tha Iain Moireasdan a' c貌mhradh ri Pat Ballantyne mu thubaist cl脿r-ola Piper Alpha a thachair anns a'Chuan a Tuath air 6 Iuchar 1988, far an do chaochail 167 neach. Bha an duine aig Pat, Bob, ag obair air a' chl脿r ola is gas mar dhealanair nuair a chaidh e a sgrios 脿s d猫idh grunn spreadhaidhean.

Th脿inig esan 脿s be貌 ach thug na chaidh e troimhe buaidh air fh猫in agus air an teaghlach. Tha Pat a' bruidhinn air mar a sh脿bhail Bob le bhith a' cleachdadh r貌p airson faighinn s矛os dhan uisge ach cuideachd, mar a chunnaic e cuid de cho-obraichean a' call am beatha san spreadhadh. Bha Pat agus Bob an luib buidheann a chaidh a st猫idheachadh airson taic a thoirt do theaghlaichean nan daoine air an tug an tubaist buaidh. Bha Bob cuideachd gu m貌r an luib iomairt airson s脿bhailteachd anns a' ghn矛omhachas 's a Chuan a Tuath a leasachadh anns na bliadhnaichean 脿s d猫idh sin.

John Morrison interviews guests who witnessed major world events. This episode sees John in conversation with Pat Ballantyne about the Piper Alpha tragedy of 1988, in which 167 men lost their lives, and remains the world's worst offshore accident. Pat's husband Bob was working on the oil and gas platform as an electrician when it was destroyed in a series of explosions. Bob survived but his experience greatly affected him and his family.

Pat talks about how Bob escaped by using a rope to climb down to the water but also how he saw friends and fellow-workers lose their lives in one of the explosions. Pat and Bob were involved in a support group for survivors' families and Bob campaigned alongside others for better safety and workers' conditions in the offshore oil and gas industry.