The Ocean Ranger Disaster

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 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 Canadas worst tragedy at sea since the Second World War