The makers of Pokémon Go have attracted criticism after it emerged the Piper Alpha Memorial garden has become a spot to collect a virtual character in the game.
Committee members of the Pound for Piper group which maintains the memorial garden to the victims of the 1988 disaster, said they were “not comfortable” with the use of the game at the site.
The smartphone app has become a global phenomenon since it was released last month.
The game works by allowing players to catch virtual monsters using their GPS.
Now members of Pound for Piper have called for the character to be removed from the garden and will be asking for the backing of council chiefs.
Gus Munro, treasurer of the group, said: “We’re not very comfortable with the use of the game at the memorial, even when I was down at the memorial there were youngsters wandering around with their phones trying to pick up the Pokémon character right beside the monument.
“The committee is disappointed. It’s not very appropriate. We know there are a few sites around the world that have also had the same problem.
“It’s a place for reflection and it’s a peaceful place. For the families and friends and people of Aberdeen it’s a place that they can go and remember those involved in the accident.
“In the short term it’s just going to happen but we’re hoping in the long term to get it removed.
“While it does seem harmless of youngsters who are just playing a game there is a place for it and this is not it.”
A total of 167 men were killed in 1988 when explosions ripped through the Piper Alpha rig.
The memorial statue and garden is in Aberdeen’s Hazlehead Park.
Hazlehead councillor Martin Greig said the garden did not “deserve to be used “for an “entertainment game.”
Since the game’s release last month a number of prominent memorial sites including Auschwitz and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Japan have asked to be removed from Pokémon Go.
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