Ocean Prince and MR.Capp

[martymont]

I would be interested to know who else was on board the Ocean Prince when she sank in 1968 my dad was, so was Alan Rae from Rae catering, we were at home when ODECO phoned to say the rig was sinking but the got off, Captain balls who rescued them died later when his helicopter crashed not to sure though ber a couple of years earlier I went on the MR Capp as a child the first rig to be refiitted it was at Smiths Docks any body remember.

[martymont]

http://www.veritas-assoc.com/Ocean%20Pr ... age008.jpg

this is the first photo of my dads rig

[martymont]

http://www.veritas-assoc.com/Ocean%20Pr ... age010.jpg
Here is the crew list of those who were rescued

[Jarrow Pete]

http://veritas-assoc.com/Ocean%20Prince1.htm

A good tale of a brave helicopter pilot.

[martymont]

Pete he died while in Nigeria his helicpoter crashed.

[Delilahcat]

What was the name of the Oil Rig disaster - not Piper Alpha- where a number of people from this area were killed. Think it was back in the late sixties. An old friend of mine from schooldays was one of those killed.

[Jarrow Pete]

What was the name of the Oil Rig disaster - not Piper Alpha- where a number of people from this area were killed. Think it was back in the late sixties. An old friend of mine from schooldays was one of those killed.

This article explains it all.

http://veritas-assoc.com/Ocean%20Prince1.htm

[Delilahcat]

thanks for the report Pete but it does not seem to be the one I'm thinking of.Your report seems to indicate everyone was saved. The one I'm thinking of had a lot of people kiiled. Think it may have been off Norway.

[Jarrow Pete]

Could it be this one ?

http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Articl ... 9?UserKey=

Can vaguely remember this, the only other accident apart from Piper Alpha that I can remember when Shields lads were killed is the helicopter crash in the Irish sea when they were going out to a rig. One of the casualties was a lad called Ahmed from Shields,but that was only 4 or 5 years ago.

[Delilahcat]

Thanks for trying Pete but the one I'm thinking of was back in the sixties or early seventies. Think it was in Norwegian waters and some of the men were asleep in their quarters and could not escape. May have been an explosion caused it to sink. A good childhood friend of mine was one of the casualties. It was so upsetting because he was an only son and his mam and dad doted on him.
I was just thinking of him the other day when I was on the seafront. We all used to go to the beach together from the Church youth club

[Mr Smith]

This is probably the one you mean Delilahcat. 123 killed

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_ ... latform%29

[Jarrow Pete]

This is probably the one you mean Delilahcat. 123 killed

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_ ... latform%29

Thats the same one as I put the link to the newspaper article referring to it and Delilahcat has already stated that she does not think it was that one. Will keep on searching and see what else turns up, one thing it has shown me is that they deserve every penny they earn by working in the North Sea in winter.

[Delilahcat]

Thanks gents that's the one. Sorry pete I thought the link you posted was about the helicopter crash so didn't check it. As soon as I saw the name of the rig I remembered. The biggest surprise was finding out it was only 1980. Felt as if it happened much earlier.
123 killed and I think a fair few of them were from round here .RIP lads.