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| Photo Title: | "Ill fated "Ocean Ranger" probably one of the last photostaken prior to the sinking - taken by search and rescue Buffalo Aircraft from Summerside one week prior to disaster." |
| Image No.: | PF-001.1-V32a |
| Image Location: | Box07/pf001_v032a.jpeg |
| Date of Creation: | 1982 |
| Physical Description: | 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm |
| Biography/Admin History: | Designed and owned by Ocean Drilling and Exploration Company (ODECO) of New Orleans, USA. Built in Hiroshima, Japan in 1976 for ODECO, described as the world's largest semi-submersible oil rig of its time. Damaged by a severe storm on February 14, 1982 and sank the following day with all of her crew. 84 men died. |
| Collector: | Capt. Harry Stone |
| Collection Title: | Capt. Harry Stone Collection, Part 1 |
| Associated Material: | PF-055 and textual material in R95-42 |
| Restrictions on Access: | Copyright held by the Maritime History Archive. No image from the fonds may be reproduced for research or publication without permission from the archivist. |
| Copyright: | c-mha |
| Notes: | Title taken from caption on back of image. |
| Subjects: | Ocean Ranger (Oil rig) / Oil well drilling rigs. |
