Fire in the Night
23 November 2010Imprint: Pan
Synopsis
The fire was visible from seventy miles away and the heat generated was so intense that a helicopter could only circle the rig at a perimeter of one mile. On the surface of the sea, a converted fishing trawler inched as close as possible, but the paint on the vessel’s hull blistered and burnt. In the water surrounding the inferno,...
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23 November 2010320 pages
9780230738874Imprint: Pan
Reviews
Fire in the Night is rare and riveting, among the classics of Scottish reporting.Andrew O’Hagan
Genuinely gripping reading...[McGinty] has an eye for the illuminating detail, both human and technicalThe Scotsman
The stories of how survivors escaped from 'the inferno' of the rig are truly heart-stoppingThe Herald (Glasgow)
