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)
Support Causality on PatreonEpisode 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.