Anniversary Post: The Ocean Ranger Disaster
The “Indestructible” Rig That Disappeared Beneath the Waves
February 14, 1982—Valentine’s Day. As couples in Newfoundland exchanged cards and shared quiet dinners, 84 men stationed on the Ocean Ranger prepared for another brutal shift in the unforgiving North Atlantic.
The Ocean Ranger was an engineering marvel—the largest semi-submersible drilling rig in the world. It was massive, towering over the sea like a fo…
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