TWO brothers still fighting for justice after losing their dad in a major oil rig disaster 43 years ago will travel to Norway seeking answers.

Keith Hunter was one of five men from Cleator Moor to perish in the Alexander Kielland disaster on March 27, 1980. He was just 34-years-old.

The Alexander Kielland platform capsized in the North Sea, killing 123 of the 212 people on board. No one has been held responsible for the accident.

Now Keith’s sons, Wayne and Alan Hunter, will travel to Norway with other families from the UK who lost loved ones in the tragedy.

They will meet with members of The Kielland Network – a group of survivors and bereaved family members who have called for a new inquiry to be held after a number of flaws were highlighted with the Norwegian inquiry, which was closed to the public.

During the visit, families will have the chance to discuss the theories about what caused the accident and speak to some of the people who took part in the rescue and recovery.

They will also visit the Alexander Kielland memorial, Brutt lenke.

Wayne and Alan say their “world was turned upside down” last year when members of the group visited them in Cumbria and they discovered the true extent of what happened in the disaster.

Alan said: “It’s opened old wounds. It’s going to be hard going over there. I have got a lot of questions that I want to ask these people.

“I’ve got a drawer in my head that’s been shut for years. If it opens up it will all flood over. It’s affected us all of our lives.

“I was out of control when I was younger. I never had a father figure. It all stems from that.

“It’s been hard for all of us. We want to know. Our dad has never been found. We’ve got no grave to visit.”

Wayne said: “We just want to see if we can get any answers or closure. It’s quite frightening but it’s something that we’ve got to do.”

The brothers recently met with Dr Edwin France, an expert in welding and engineering, who has carried out a review into the cause of the catastrophic collapse of the sea platform.

Dr France has criticised the original investigation for not seeking the advice of an experienced welding engineer and claims there was a “total lack of focus on the true cause of collapse”.