February 15, 2016 - 13:23 — Timothy Gillespie
Tigers don't act like house cats
34 years ago today the oil rig the Ocean Ranger sank off the coast of Newfoundland during a particularly nasty winter storm. The entire crew of 84 perished.
As facts came to light in the subsequent days and weeks after the Ocean ranger disaster the underlying causes became obvious.
A royal commission found that operational and safety training was lacking, that safety equipment was inadequate or missing, and that safety protocols were effectively non-existent. As well, the design of the rig was flawed.
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