Ocean Ranger Disaster Pt 1 of 6 

Crazy story, thank you for sharing. My condolences as well if you lost any friends aboard the Ranger :(

The Mekanic Tarasov actually ran into the Ocean Ranger.

RIP to your Dad and Uncle.

@@rainerrain9689 thank you so much ❤

@@Lainy_Donlon You're welcome ❤

@@Lainy_Donlon I never knew about the Ocean Ranger , so sad what happened . I'm currently watching this 6 part documentary on it. Here's the link if you're interested . ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Zc-gEtByAV4.html

@@rainerrain9689 I actually have it on CD but thank you. My Mom is Mae Donlon and the other lady is my Aunt Ruth, my mom's brother's wife. Yes it was such a tragedy. I go to St Johns, Newfoundland on Feb 14th to attend the memorial service for all the men whom died. No survivors from this horrible accident.

What was working on the Ocean Ranger like? Did you enjoy it?

@@josephruiz7233 it was ok it was considered a premium rig at the time

I know, right? Ocean Ranger Florizel Pollux Truxtun Kyle

its just about as ''ego trip'' as climbing the Everest no oxygen

Yeah, like the Titanic. Look what happened there! 😵🌊🚢

What did he say about it? Did he die that night?

Crazy story... Sorry to hear that your dad lost a lot of friends :( That must have been awful.

mswc949500 Wow. That had to have shaken your Father up a bit. After the BP disaster in the Gulf, more is not published about the Ocean Ranger.

Update: Turns out it is Gordon Pinsent. Thank you kindly

It is an old way of spinning chain to connect pipe. pipe has threads and this is how they would connect and disconnect with friction instead of newer designs. It is still used today when machinery fails.

Sorry to hear :( Yes, and the greedy risktakers were nonchalant with people's lives. It is heartbreaking.

Yes! The worst winter we have ever seen in labrador city! So much damage up there from storms that year. Roof's blown off, telephone polls blown down..etc.. bad bad winter. I was only 6 but i remember it clearly

Just tempting fate.

JasonJason210 Yes, it is sad. But you watch to LEARN so it will never happen again. I see my self as a moderate conservative republican. But even I understand the need for rules and regulations. Take the fire code. They evolved from the Iraqui Theater fire (panic bars invented due to 404 mostly women and children dying in a fire). Not to mention the concept of business doors opening OUTWARDS not inwards due to the Boston Coconut Grove fire. Not to mention the strict rules following fire suppressant systems and access to escape routes due to the Triangle Shirt Fire. Even newer rules to the Happy Time fire in New York and the recent Station House Fire. The fire code is written in blood. Not ink. So while you feel "sad" you can't ignore the past. You must not forget it, nor try to make light of it. You must carry on, but make sure those who died did NOT die in vain. While they died (horribly I may add) their death has some meaning, that the living will carry on as a legacy. Perhaps save lives in the future. So when I hear people gripe about "regulations", I try to tell them where som of these regulations came from and WHY. Some, I admit ate silly. But many are there for a damn good reason!

I actually spoke to the lead investigator of the incident and he said the Mekanic Tarasov ran into the Ocean Ranger. Everything was covered up because of the cargo on the vessel. It was actually plutonium from the Chalk River storage facility. Our erstwhile leader. Trudeau was providing nuclear weapons material to Russia during the Cold War. He was a communist, after all.

So sorry to hear :( :(

Historymaker2001 different nature

Piper Alpha

Worst offshore disaster ever that left 167 dead.

Piper Alpha and Deepwater Horizon are two others I know of.