Ocean Ranger
oil platform · Canada
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Ocean Ranger
- IMO number
- 8767202
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Vessel type
- oil platform
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
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- Beam
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- Year built
- 1976
- Builder
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Registered owner
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- Operator
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Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About Ocean Ranger
Ocean Ranger was a semi-submersible mobile oil platform 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. Refloated in 1983 due to its wreck posing a hazard to shipping, Ocean Ranger was towed to deeper water and sunk again. Three divers died in the operation, bringing the total loss of life from the sinking to 87. The loss of the platform led to numerous lawsuits against the owners, which were eventually settled out of court for a grand total of $20 million, and changes in operation and safety standards were enacted to prevent similar disasters in the future.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ocean Ranger now?
- Ocean Ranger has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is Ocean Ranger?
- Ocean Ranger is a oil platform sailing under the flag of Canada, built in 1976 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
- Has Ocean Ranger been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Ocean Ranger appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).