This is the information page about the shipwreck Piper alpha, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 58 27.962 N,0 15.52 E (58.183333333333, -13.95)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. Ainmire
2. Alabama
3. Almeda star
4. Alwaki
5. Andalina
6. Andrias
7. Angela
8. Aquarian
9. Arnisdale
10. Ashbury
11. Athelcrest
12. Athenic
13. Aurora
14. Avra (possibly)
15. Balzac
16. Beacon light
17. Ben barvas
18. Benachie
19. Bergensgut
20. Bermuda
21. Bettina danica
22. Bjorn
23. Bloom
24. Bothal
25. Bountiful
26. Calf sound
27. Caliban
28. Calina
29. Carisbrook (possibly)
30. Caroline koch
31. Carvela
32. Cemfjord
33. Challenger
34. Clan mackinlay
35. Comet (probably)
36. Compass rose 3
37. Copeland
38. Corinthia (stern section)
39. Cresswell
40. Cresswell
41. Croma
42. Dale
43. Dalewood (possibly)
44. Davanger
45. De haai
46. Dromara
47. Duckbridge (possibly)
48. Duna
49. Elsa
50. Emma jayne
51. Empire citizen
52. Empire merlin
53. Empire parsons (possiby)
54. Empire severn
55. Equerry
56. Esora
57. Esorah
58. Faithful friend ii
59. Fortuna
60. Fredville (possibly)
61. Freya (part of)(possibly)
62. Freya (possibly)
63. Fulmar (possibly)
64. G-azne
65. G-bdes
66. Germania
67. Glen loth
68. Graigwen
69. Gretafield (after part)
70. Gretafield (fore part)
71. Gro
72. Guide onward
73. Gunnaren
74. Hessen
75. Hms bullen (bow section)
76. Hms bullen (stern section)
77. Hms caribbean (probably)
78. Hms daring
79. Hms duke of albany
80. Hms exmouth
81. Hms itchen ?
82. Hms jasper (probably)
83. Hms king edward vii
84. Hms lively
85. Hms loch assater
86. Hms lynx
87. Hms narborough
88. Hms nessus
89. Hms opal
90. Hms sword dance
91. Hms vulture ii
92. Hmt beech
93. Hmy iolaire
94. Huntingdon
95. Hustler
96. Hylas (possibly)
97. Integrity
98. Intrepid ii
99. Invader
100. Italia
101. Johanna thorden
102. John randolph (fore part)
103. Jose de larrinaga
104. Karen jane
105. Kasparoff
106. Kathe niederkirchner
107. King alfred
108. Kongshaug (possibly)
109. Lars magnus trozelli
110. Laurits
111. Le parain
112. Llanishen (probably)
113. Loch maddy (bow section) (probably)
114. Lucy anderson (probably)
115. Magnus
116. Majorka
117. Makalla (probably)
118. Manipur (probably)
119. Manx
120. Manx maid
121. Marna
122. Marstenen (possibly)
123. Melanie
124. Melanie schulte (possibly)
125. Mizpah
126. Monarch service
127. Moray
128. Navi
129. Neptune
130. Neptunian
131. Noreen mary
132. Normannvik
133. Ocean challenge
134. Ocean drift (possibly)
135. Ocean quest
136. Orlock head (probably)
137. Osprey
138. Parnu
139. Pennsylvania
140. Piper alpha
141. Pitstruan (probably)
142. Portugal
143. Prince rupert city (probably)
144. Prolific
145. Radiant
146. Radiant star ii
147. Rein (possibly)
148. Rfa isleford
149. Rhone
150. Roanoke
151. Rose of sharon
152. Rosebank (possibly)
153. Rosemary
154. Roumanie
155. Sandsend
156. Sapphire ii
157. Sapphire ul 194
158. Sealgair
159. Sharona
160. Sleipner
161. Snekkar arctic
162. Snestad
163. Solan
164. Sound fisher
165. Stangrant
166. Starlight
167. Stellatus
168. Sterndon
169. Strathgarry
170. Sunbeam
171. Sunlight
172. Sydfold (possibly)
173. Tamara (possibly)
174. Tekla (part of)
175. Tekla (part of)(probably)
176. Tern 1
177. Thistlegarth
178. Three bells
179. Thunfisch
180. Titan
181. Tregenna
182. Trident
183. U 18 (probably)
184. U 27
185. U 309
186. U 39
187. U 63 (possibly)
188. U 965 (possibly)
189. V 81
190. Vertrauen
191. Viking (probably)
192. Ville de mons
193. Vulcana
194. Welfare
195. Westhaven
196. Windfall
197. Zannes gounaris

 

Name: PIPER ALPHA

Length 295 meter, width: 120.1 meter, tonnage 12500 ton

Cause: 6.7.88 production platform destroyed by an explosion 6.7.88. legs of platform were cut by use of explosive charges on 28.3.89 allowing the upper part to collapse onto the seabed. (for full details see msd).

Year of registration: 1988

Water depth above wreck: 144 meter, Height above seabed: 137 cm

Known since: 1988, last detected: 1999

Details measurements/cartography: H3399/88 28.4.89 POSN 582801.1N, 001532.7E [EUR]. LEAST DEPTH RECORDED BY ROV USED TO EXAMINE WRECKAGE WAS 86.3MTRS. SURVEY WORK STILL PROGRESSING. (MARINE OCCIDENTAL, ABERDEEN, TLX DTD 24.4.89). NCA YET. HH254/440/01 18.8.89 WRECKAGE EXAM'D BETWEEN 28 MAR AND 2 APL '89. PLATFORM SHOWN CUT OFF SOME 57MTRS ABOVE GEN DEPTH OF 144MTRS, WITH LEAST DEPTH 86.3MTRS. CENTRE OF WRECKAGE IN 582800.1N, 001537.2E [EUR]. LIES 137/317 DEG WITH OVERALL LENGTH OF ABOUT 295MTRS. WIDTH 15MTRS AT NW END; 65MTRS AT CENTRE, 120MTRS AT SE END. (OCC. PETOLEUM LTD, POST TOPPLING SURVEY - PLAN AND PROFILE VIEWS). AMEND PLATFORM (DEST'D) IN 582800.1N, 001537.2E TO WK 86MTRS.

- NM 2608/89. SHOW AS WK 86MTRS (ELONGATED DANGER CIRCLE) ON NC 244. N CARD, Q; S CARD, Q(6) + LFL 15S; E CARD, Q(3) 10S; & W CARD, Q(9) 15S AND 500MTR EXCLUSION ZONE RETAINED. HH254/440/01 20.11.89 NOW MARKED ONLY BY SPECIAL MARK BUOY LAID APPROX 100 MTRS NE OF WK. CHARACTERISTICS - FL(4) Y 15S, BELL, 'PIPER ALPHA'. 500MTR SAFETY ZONE REMAINS IN FORCE. (OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM LTD, TELEX 27.10.89). DELETE CARDINAL BUOYS. INS Y SPECIAL BUOY, FL(4) Y 15S, BELL, CLOSE NE OF WK.

- NM 3389/89. HH254/440/03 16.4.91 BUOY NOW Y SPAR, FL(4) Y 15S, 'PIPER ALPHA, LAID IN 582804N, 001545E [EUR]. (OCCIDENTAL ABERDEEN, TLX DTD 8.3.91). AMEND BUOY. BR STD. HH160/350/02 23.5.91 BUOY NOW Y SPECIAL, FL(4) Y 15S, BELL, RARFL, 'OXY OME 1608'. (OXY MARINE CO-ORDINATOR (OFFSHORE), TLX DTD 19.5.91). NCA. HH254/440/04 15.5.92 BUOY REPOSITIONED IN 581804N, 001544E [EUR]. (MARINE COORDINATOR, EEC TLX DTD 12.5.92). NCA. HH254/440/04 9.11.92 FOLLOWING REPAIR BUOY REPOSITIONED IN 582801N, 001539.6E [OGB]. IDENTITY NOW 'OME 1608'. LT UNCHANGED. (ELF MARINE COORDINATOR, TLX DTD 1.11.92). AMEND BUOY POSN TO 582801N, 001539.5E AND IDENTITY TO 'OME'1608'. BR STD. HH254/400/02 16.8.96 BUOY REINSTATED IN 582803N, 111539E [EUR]. (C MARTIN, EECAL, ABERDEEN, TLX DTD 14.8.96). HH254/440/05 3.12.97 BUOY REDEPLOYED IN 582803N, 001539.5W [EUR]. (KINGFISHER BULLETIN 22/97). HH260/400/04 20.7.99 BUOY REINSTATED IN 5828.017N, 0015.587E [EUR]. (MRCC ABERDEEN, TLX DTD 13.7.99). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: DESTROYED BY EXPLOSION, LATER TOPPLED

Position: 58 27.962 N,0 15.52 E

 

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