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Flashback in maritime history: Ocean Ranger oil Rig disaster 15 Feb 1982

people_culture UTC: 2026-02-13 20:30:10

(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) During the winter of 1982, the world’s largest mobile offshore drilling unit, the Ocean Ranger, was drilling for oil off the Newfoundland coast. An intense storm approached. Since its 1976 launch, the big rig had weathered over 50 storms in two oceans;...

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