I’m currently studying the Piper Alpha Disaster for a Work Health Safety Diploma.
The following is an incomplete list of who was on the Piper Alpha at the time of the disaster.
The Deceased
| Robert McIntosh ADAMS | Rigger |
| George Alexander J ANDERSON | Baker |
| Ian Geddes ANDERSON | Dual Service Operator |
| John ANDERSON | Catering Manager |
| Mark David ASHTON | Trainee Technician/Cleaner |
| Wilson Crawford A BAIN | Valve Technician |
| Barry Charles BARBER | Diving Consultant |
| Craig Alexander BARCLAY | Welder |
| Alan BARR | Electrical Technician |
| Brian Philip BATCHELOR | Seaman (Sandhaven) |
| Amabile Alexander BORG | Non-Destructive Tester |
| Hugh Wallace BRACKENRIDGE | Roustabout |
| Alexander Ross Colvin BREMNER | Production Operator |
| Eric Roland Paul BRIANCHON | Technician |
| Hugh BRISTON | Scaffolder |
| Henry BROWN | Welder |
| Stephen BROWN | Assistant Chef/Baker |
| Gordon Craib BRUCE | Helicopter Landing Officer |
| James BRUCE | Logger |
| Carl William BUSSE | Directional Drilling Supervisor |
| David CAMPBELL | Cleaner |
| David Allen CAMPBELL | Scaffolder |
| Alexander Watt CARGILL | Electrician |
| Robert CARROLL | Safety Operator |
| Alan CARTER | Lead Production Operator |
| Robert CLELAND | Derrickman |
| Stephen Colin COLE | Radio Officer |
| Hugh CONNOR | Instrument Technician/Lecturer |
| John Edward Sherry COOKE | Plater |
| John Thomas COOPER | Instrument Technician |
| William Nunn COUTTS | Chef |
| William John COWIE | Steward |
| Michael John COX | Scaffolder |
| Alan Irvin CRADDOCK | Drilling Supervisor |
| Edward John CROWDEN | Electrical Technician |
| Bernard CURTIS | Deputy Production Superintendent |
| Jose Hipolito DA SILVA | Steward |
| John Stephen DAWSON | Telecom Engineer |
| Eric DEVERELL | Production Clerk |
| Alexander DUNCAN | Steward |
| Charles Edward DUNCAN | Floorman |
| Eric DUNCAN | Drilling Materials Man |
| John DUNCAN | Engineer |
| Thomas Irvine DUNCAN | Roustabout |
| William David DUNCAN | Crane Operator |
| David Alan ELLIS | Steward |
| Douglas Newlands FINDLAY | Supervisor Mechanic |
| Harold Edward George FLOOK | Production Operator |
| George FOWLER | Electrical Technician |
| Alexander Park FREW | Plater |
| Samuel Queen GALLACHER | Pipe Fitter |
| Miguel GALVEZ-ESTEVEZ | Assistant Chef |
| Ernest GIBSON | Mud Engineer |
| Albert Stuart GILL | Roustabout |
| Ian GILLANDERS | Instrument Pipe Fitter |
| Kevin Barry GILLIGAN | Steward |
| Shaun GLENDINNING | Painter |
| John Edward Thomas GOLDTHORP | Motorman |
| Stephen Robert GOODWIN | Geologist |
| James Edward Gray GORDON | Floorman |
| David Lee GORMAN | Safety Operator |
| Kenneth GRAHAM | Mechanical Technician |
| Peter John GRANT | Production Operator |
| Cyril James GRAY | Safety Operator |
| Harold Eugene Joseph GREEN | Rigger |
| Michael John GROVES | Production Operator |
| John HACKETT | Electrical Technician |
| Ian HAY | Steward |
| Thomas Albert HAYES | Rigging Supervisor |
| James HEGGIE | Production Services Superintendent |
| David William HENDERSON | Lead Floorman |
| Philip Robert HOUSTON | Geologist |
| Duncan JENNINGS | Geologist |
| Jeffrey Grant JONES | Assistant Driller |
| Christopher KAVANAGH | Plater |
| William Howat KELLY | Electrical Technician |
| Ian KILLINGTON | Steward |
| John Brian KIRBY | Production Operator |
| Stuart Gordon Charles KNOX | Roustabout |
| Alexander Rodger LAING | Steward |
| Terence Michael LARGUE | Scaffolder |
| Graham LAWRIE | Roustabout |
| Findlay Wallace LEGGAT | Scaffolder |
| Brian LITHGOW | Photographic Technician |
| Robert Rodger LITTLEJOHN | Pipe Fitter |
| Martin George LONGSTAFFE | Logger |
| William Raymond MAHONEY | Steward |
| John Morrison MARTIN | Rigger |
| Sidney Ian McBOYLE | Motorman |
| Robert Borland McCALL | Chief Electrician |
| James McCULLOCH | Hvac Technician |
| Alistair James McDONALD | Mechanical Technician |
| Alexander McELWEE | Plater |
| Thomas O’Neil McEWAN | Electrical Chargehand |
| William George McGREGOR | Leading Steward |
| Frederick Thomas Summers McGURK | Rigger |
| William Hugh McINTOSH | Floorman |
| Gordon McKAY | Valve Technician |
| Charles Edward McLAUGHLIN | Electrician |
| Neil Stuart Ross McLEOD | Quality Assurance Inspector |
| Francis McPAKE | Steel Erector/Rigger |
| David Allison McWHINNIE | Production Operator |
| Dugald McLean McWILLIAMS | Welder |
| Carl MEARNS | Rigger |
| Derek Klement Michael MILLAR | Supervisor |
| Alan David MILLER | Industrial Chemist |
| Frank MILLER | Scaffolder |
| John Hector MOLLOY | Engineer |
| Leslie James MORRIS | Platform Superintendent |
| Bruce Alexander Ferguson MUNRO | Floorman |
| George Fagan MURRAY | Steward |
| James Cowie NIVEN | Roustabout |
| Graham Sim NOBLE | Materials Man |
| Michael O’SHEA | Electrician |
| Robert Rennie PEARSTON | Mechanic |
| Ian PIPER | Motorman |
| Wasyl POCHRYBNIAK | Lead Roustabout |
| Raymond Leslie PRICE | Production Operator |
| Neil PYMAN | Engineer |
| Terence Stephen QUINN | Service Engineer |
| William Wallace RAEBURN | Maintenance Controller |
| Donald REID | Chargehand Engineer |
| Robert Welsh REID | Roustabout |
| Gordon MacAlonan RENNIE | Process Operator |
| Robert Miller RICHARD | Production Operator |
| Alan RIDDOCH | Steward |
| Adrian Peter ROBERTS | Roughneck |
| Alexander James ROBERTSON | Lead Production Technician |
| Donald Nicholson ROBERTSON | Mechanical Technician |
| Gary ROSS | Roustabout |
| Michael Hector RYAN | Roustabout |
| Stanley SANGSTER | Foreman Scaffolder |
| James John Dearn SAVAGE | Electrical Technician |
| Michael Hugh Brodie SCORGIE | Lead Foreman |
| William Alexander SCORGIE | Pipe Fitter |
| John Francis SCOTT | Scaffolder |
| Colin Denis SEATON | Offshore Installation Manager |
| Robert Hendry SELBIE | Turbo Drill Engineer |
| Michael Jeffrey SERINK | Logger |
| Michael Bernard SHORT | Foreman Rigger |
| Richard Valentine SKINNER | Assistant Driller |
| William Hamilton SMITH | Maintenance Lead Hand |
| James SPEIRS | Mechanical Technician |
| Kenneth Stuart STEPHENSON | Rigger |
| Thomas Cunningham Boswell STIRLING | Cleaner |
| Malcolm John STOREY | Seaman (Sandhaven) |
| James Campbell STOTT | Plumber |
| Jurgen Tilo STWERKA | Research Chemist |
| Stuart Douglas SUTHERLAND | Student/Cleaner |
| Terrence John SUTTON | Mechanical Fitter |
| Alexander Ronald TAYLOR | Roustabout |
| Alistair Adam THOMPSON | Telecom Engineer |
| Robert Argo VERNON | Production Operator |
| John Edward WAKEFIELD | Instrument Technician |
| Michael Andrew WALKER | Technician |
| Bryan Thomas WARD | Rigger |
| Gareth Hopson WATKIN | Offshore Medical Attendant |
| Francis John WATSON | Head Chef |
| Alexander WHIBLEY | Roustabout |
| Kevan Dennis WHITE | Maintenance Supervisor |
| Robert WHITELEY | Roustabout |
| Graham Gill WHYTE | Aerial Rigger |
| James Gilbert WHYTE | Aerial Rigger |
| Alan WICKS | Safety Supervisor |
| Paul Charles Ferguson WILLIAMSON | Floorman |
| David WISER | Survey Technician |
| John Richard WOODCOCK | Technical Clerk |
(some of) The Survivors
| Edward Amaira | Diver |
| John Barr | Diving Supervisor |
| Bill Barron | Painter |
| Geoff Bollands | Production Operator |
| Fred Busby | Driller |
| Harry Calder | Helicopter Landing Officer |
| Roy Carey | Instrument Technician |
| Andy Carroll | Diver |
| Alexander Clark | Maintenance Lead Hand |
| Dick Common | Site administrator |
| Keith Cunningham | Diver |
| Derek Ellington | Fitter |
| Davey Elliott | Divers’ Rigging Foreman |
| Ian Ferguson | Mechanical Technician |
| Ian Fowler | Joiner |
| Erland Grieve | Production Operator |
| John Gutteridge | Toolpusher |
| Mike Jennings | Flight Information Logistics Officer |
| David Kinrade | Radio Operator |
| Dave Lambert | Scaffolder |
| Joe Lynch | Lead Production Operator |
| Alastair Mackay | |
| Stan MacLeod | Diving Superintendent |
| Joseph Meanen | Scaffolder |
| James McDonald | Rigger |
| Christopher Niven | Diver |
| Gareth Parry-Davies | Diver |
| Edward Punchard | Inspection Controller |
| Steven Rae | |
| Alex Rankin | Valve Technician |
| Mark Reid | Lead Foreman |
| John Rutherford | Rigger |
| Vincent Swales | Derrickman |
| Roy Thomson | Night-shift Mechanic |
| Joe Wells | Diver |
Support Staff (some of)
- Michael Clegg, Master – Lowland Cavalier
- Sean Ennus, Captain – Sandhaven
- Charles Haffey, Rescuer – Silver Pit
References:
Piper Alpha disaster: A list of the 167 men who lost their life in North Sea tragedy
Fire in the Night: The Piper Alpha Disaster
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