On July 6, 1988, the Piper Alpha offshore platform in the North Sea exploded and sank, killing 165 men onboard. Sixty-one workers escaped and survived. Joe Meanen was one of them...but only after he jumped from the heliport into the North Sea 175 feet below.

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00:00 - Intro
01:03 - Joe’s Background and Experience
06:28 - Piper Alpha Disaster: July 6, 1988
19:00 - Jumping Off the Piper Alpha Platform
22:10 - Impact of Falling into the Water
28:06 - Emotional Recovery After Piper Alpha
32:04 - Survivor's Guilt and PTSD Insights
33:40 - Analyzing What Went Wrong
40:15 - Essential Lessons for Oil and Gas Executives
41:40 - Contact Information for Joe

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