Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...
At 14,000 tons and 2.5 times the height of the Statue of Liberty, the Piper Alpha oil rig was one of the largest in the world. But on July 6, 1988, the entire structure became consumed by a ...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Construction of the massive land oil drilling rig known as “The Beast” — officially Doyon Rig 26 — was a grueling, 18-month feat of engineering designed to withstand the ...