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Joe Meanen
Joe Meanen
Joe Meanen
Thursday 30th September 2021
Hear Joe Meanen's gripping account of surviving the world's deadliest oil rig disaster and finding resilience in adversity.
44 minutes
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Get the buttons here!From Inferno to Hope: Joe Meanen's Remarkable Survival Story
I consider myself very fortunate that I wasn't that badly affected, psychologically-wise. But then I kind of had to think to myself: well, can I carry on like that, you know, and I says well, which was quite simplistic, I just says to myself: well, if I hadn't survived, and some of the other guys, you know, that never did survive, I says I would want them to make the full, take the full benefit of being a survivor and live their life as full as they could.
Picture this: a calm summer night off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1988. Joe Meanen, a young scaffolder, was working on the Piper Alpha oil rig, unaware that his life was about to change forever. That night, a catastrophic gas leak caused an explosion that turned the rig into a blazing inferno, killing 167 men and marking it as the deadliest oil rig disaster in history.
Joe was one of the 61 survivors who had to make a split-second decision to jump over 170 feet into the burning sea to save his life. But surviving the jump was just the beginning of Joe's journey. In this gripping episode of 'What Doesn't Kill Us: The Podcast', hosted by Kaija Larke, Joe recounts that fateful night and the harrowing aftermath.
He opens up about the long-term impact of the disaster, dealing with survivor's guilt, and how he found the strength to move forward. His story is not just about survival; it's about resilience, hope, and finding a way to live life fully despite unimaginable adversity. If you're looking for a story that embodies the human spirit's incredible capacity to endure and thrive, Joe Meanen's tale is one you won't want to miss.