40: Ocean Ranger

The largest semi-submersible Offshore Drilling Rig of its day, sank in a storm in 1982 whilst two smaller nearby rigs survived with minimal damage. We dive into how not closing a portlight cover, triggered a series of events that cost 84 people their lives.
With John Chidgey.

This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced

Report into the Incidents:

• Official Report

Links of Potential Interest:

• Ocean Ranger
• Hydrodynamic Model Studies of the Ocean Ranger Marine Disaster
• The Loss of the Ocean Ranger
• Royal Commission Called (Video)
• Ocean Ranger report blames equipment and training (Video)
• Hypothermia Table
• History of offshore drilling units
• Glossary of nautical terms
• Roustabout
• Davit
• 25 years later (Archive.org)

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Episode Gold Producers: 'r' and Chip Salzenberg.
Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Kevin Koch, Oliver Steele, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor, Shane O'Neill and Bill.

With thanks to Gregory Hess for the topic suggestion.