 Ocean Ranger drilling in the Cook Inlet
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ocean Ranger |
| Owner | ODECO |
| Operator | ODECO |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Yard in Hiroshima, Japan |
| Yard number | 615641 |
| Launched | 1976 |
| Christened | 1976 |
| Completed | 1976 |
| Maiden voyage | 1976 |
| In service | 1976–1982 |
| Out of service | 15 February 1982 |
| Identification | IMO number: 8767202 |
| Fate | Sank with all hands due to storm |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit |
| Tonnage | 25,000 |
| Length | 396 ft (121 m) |
| Beam | 262 ft (80 m) |
| Height | 337 ft (103 m) |
| Decks | 2 |
| Installed power | 7000 hp |
| Propulsion | 2 x 3500HP DC Electric motors providing propulsion to 2 Steerable Kort Nozzles |
| Capacity | 100 |
| Crew | 84 |
| Notes | raised and sunk in deeper waters |
Ocean Ranger was a semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit that sank in Canadian waters on 15 February 1982. It was drilling an exploration well on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, 267 kilometres (166 mi) east of St. John's, Newfoundland, for Mobil Oil of Canada, Ltd. (MOCAN) with 84 crew members on board when it sank. There were no survivors.