This is the only episode where Parker and Jeff have any kind of interaction together.
The only time Thunderbird 1 is flown by Alan.
When "Atlantic Inferno" was released on the compilation video "Countdown to Disaster" in 1982, the video's opening credits gave the Seascape drilling rig's position as 50 degrees north, 32 degrees west, placing it approximately halfway between Newfoundland and Ireland.
One of only two episodes where Scott is not involved in the primary rescue (the other being "The Perils of Penelope").
Noticeably different voice for Virgil, American David Holliday being replaced with Englishman Jeremy Wilkin.