The memorial to the men killed in the Piper Alpha disaster on 6 July 1988 is found in the Queen Mother’s Rose Garden in Hazlehead Park and was unveiled by her in 1991.On the 6th July 1988 at 2204 hours the World’s worst offshore accident occurred when a series of explosions ripped through the Occidental platform.167 men lost their lives and only 62 survived as the inferno spread across the North Sea.Piper Alpha was an oil production platform in the North Sea approximately 120 miles (190 km) north-east of Aberdeen, Scotland, that was operated by Occidental Petroleum (Caledonia) Limited.It began production in 1976, initially as an oil-only platform but later converted to add gas production.
An explosion and resulting oil and gas fires destroyed Piper Alpha on 6 July 1988,
