BBC News - Piper Alpha survivors re-united Two survivors of the Piper Alpha oil rig explosion have been re-united for the first time, 25 years after the disaster. Roy Thompson pushed Mike Jennings off the burning platform, saving his life, but did not know he had survived until he saw the tale recounted in a documentary. Nearly 170 people died in the North Sea tragedy. Laura Bicker reports. Piper Alpha 25th anniversary to be marked with safety event in Aberdeen Piper Alpha disaster memorial gardens £1m campaign launched