badger
05-Jul-08, 11:08
I'm sure everyone knows tomorrow is the 20th Anniversary but I haven't seen any mention of an official remembrance. There will be a special service in Aberdeen tomorrow and Westminster Parliament will also remember it next week (what about Scottish Parliament) but there doesn't seem to be any general call to remember it in church services, for instance.
This is one of the fullest articles I've found on this terrible incident
http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/spectrum/The-night-the-sea-caught.4184800.jp
The bravery of the rescuers was amazing. One man was describing on radio this morning how a rescue boat saw through the smoke a hand sticking up out of the water so they drove right under the rig and pulled him out without stopping. The decision by the crew to do this was unanimous.
This is one of the fullest articles I've found on this terrible incident
http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/spectrum/The-night-the-sea-caught.4184800.jp
The bravery of the rescuers was amazing. One man was describing on radio this morning how a rescue boat saw through the smoke a hand sticking up out of the water so they drove right under the rig and pulled him out without stopping. The decision by the crew to do this was unanimous.