The "unsinkable" Ocean Ranger offshore unit was demolished by a rogue wave during a hurricane force storm while drilling an exploration well on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. There were 84 crew ...

Valentines Day 1982 a terrible storm rages off the coast of Newfoundland On the Grand Banks the Ocean Ranger the worlds mightiest drilling rig is pounded by waves more than 20 metres high At the ...

“We are seeing an increase in exceedances, but we’re also seeing an increase in compliance response, post-ocean ranger,” Gene McCabe, director of the Division of Water, told the subcommitte ...