On 14 February 1982, the platforms received reports of an approaching storm linked to a major Atlantic hurricane from NORDCO Ltd, the company responsible for issuing offshore weather forecasts.

On Monday, 15 February 1982, the Ocean Ranger sank while drilling at Hibernia during a bad winter storm

Feb 15, 2022 · A son and daughter of two of the men killed aboard the oil rig off the coast of Newfoundland in 1982 recount how their losses altered the course of their lives.

Feb 20, 1982 · Experts said the storm was of an intensity that occurs only once in 10 years. Spawned in the mid-Atlantic last Saturday, it roared up the eastern seaboard, dumping up to two feet of snow on...

The Marine Board of Investigation convened to investigate the circumstances surrounding the capsizing and sinking of the Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) OCEAN RANGER, O.N. 615641, in the …

Dec 12, 2011 · But close to 1:00 a.m. EST on February 15, 1982, the Ocean Ranger’s crew sent a desperate mayday call. Nearby vessels arrived only an hour later to find rescue impossible on the …

Feb 8, 2025 · But close to 1:00 a.m. EST on February 15, 1982, the Ocean Ranger’s crew sent a desperate mayday call. Nearby vessels arrived only an hour later to find rescue impossible on the …

Feb 7, 2006 · On 15 February 1982, the world's largest semisubmersible drill rig, Ocean Ranger, capsized and sank in a fierce storm on the Grand Banks with the loss of all 84 crew members, 56 of …

On February 14, 1982, however, a ferocious storm hit the Grand Banks, toppling The Ocean Ranger and killing all 84 crew members on board. The blame can be placed on several fatal errors.

About 0300 on February 15, 1982, the U.S. mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) OCEAN RANGER capsized and sank during a severe storm about 166 nautical miles east of St. John's, Newfoundland, …