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Valentine's Day, 1982: a terrible storm rages off the coast of Newfoundland. On the Grand Banks, the Ocean Ranger, the world's mightiest drilling rig, is pounded by waves more than 20 metres high. At the height of the storm, the "indestructible" rig begins to tip over, then capsizes. All 84 men on board — 56 of them from Newfoundland — perish. It is Canada's worst tragedy at sea since the Second World War.
Program: The National
Broadcast Date: Dec. 21, 1983
Host: Knowlton Nash
Reporter: Whit Fraser
Duration: 1:49
Last updated: January 9, 2013
Page consulted on March 27, 2013
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The mighty Ocean Ranger has sunk, and desperate attempts are made to f...
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As bodies are brought back to St. John's, families and friends seeks s...
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Quirks & Quarks examines the reasons the Ranger sank.
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One week later, Sunday Morning tells the story of the oil rig disaster...
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Looking for answers under the sea and in courts of inquiry.
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A Canadian royal commission and a U.S. inquiry look into why the rig s...
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Even after sinking, the Ocean Ranger claims more lives.
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Ensuring the rig will never threaten sailors' lives again.
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Families of 54 Newfoundlanders who died on the rig meet with lawyers.
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American investigation recommends better training and other changes.
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The Royal Commission on the Ocean Ranger Marine Disaster releases its ...
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Three years after the disaster, clergy and politicians unveil a stark ...
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Five years after the Ocean Ranger disaster, an improved lifeboat launc...
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A lot has changed in the nearly two decades since the Ocean Ranger san...
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A brutal winter storm closes in on Newfoundland's Grand Banks, threate...
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As the storm rages, something goes terribly wrong aboard the Ocean Ran...
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Valentine's Day, 1982: a terrible storm rages off the coast of Newfoun...