The Piper Alpha oil rig exploded and collapsed – and I made a desperate 175ft jump into the sea

28 octobre 2025 | Rachel Keenan
In July 1988, the North Sea oil platform ignited. As it melted around him, Joe Meanen knew there was only one possible, but highly perilous, way out for him It took Joe Meanen about six seconds to hit the North Sea, after jumping 175ft (53 metres) off the burning wreckage of the Piper Alpha oil (…)
 Site référencé:  The Guardian (Asia Pacific)

The Guardian (Asia Pacific) 

Kicking back in Catalonia : a new eco-retreat in Spain with yoga, ebikes and volcano hikes
28/10/2025
HMRC cuts child benefit for 23,500 families based on incomplete travel data
28/10/2025
José Pizarro’s recipe for pumpkin and spinach with pimenton
28/10/2025
Yes, Keir Starmer is Britain’s most unpopular PM ever. That could liberate him | Polly Toynbee
28/10/2025
‘Mud on our hands ; blood on his’ : fury lingers one year after Spain’s deadly floods
28/10/2025
Jimmy Carr’s Am I the A**hole ? review – the idea for this comedy panel show is one of TV’s laziest
28/10/2025