Two rescued from Guernsey rig
- Title
- Two rescued from Guernsey rig
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 2 Feb 1978
- Year of production
- 1978
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- Duration
- 00:02:43
- Description
- An accident on the Orion oil rig off the coast of Guernsey saw its crew rescued by lifeboat and helicopter as winds of up to 60mph threatened to send the men into the sea. David Metcalfe was in charge of the rig, and describes the incident. Male interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- David Metcalfe
- Keywords
- Industrial accidents; Oil extraction; Oilfields; Petroleum industry; Channel Islands; Guernsey; Orion
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LBC/IRN, "Two rescued from Guernsey rig". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0001500449013 (Accessed 02 Jun 2025)