Piper Alpha
/ˌpaɪpər ˈælfə/
/ˌpaɪpər ˈælfə/
- an oil rig (= platform) in the North Sea which exploded and caught fire in 1988, causing the deaths of 167 people. As a result of this disaster, rules concerning safety on oil rigs were changed.
北海的一个石油钻井平台在1988年爆炸并起火，造成167人死亡。这场灾难的结果是改变了有关石油钻井平台安全的规定。