Lunar new Year / Ocean Ranger
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The Ocean Ranger (with 84 names).
The Ocean Ranger - Wikipedia.
Daily News Feature Stories - The Ocean Ranger.
Also that day 33 of the 37 crew on the Russian freighter Mekhanik Tarasov were lost just a few miles away; their names are not recorded.
"There's trouble from within, the rig is listing once again,
And the gallant crew are ordered to abandon;
But the hurricane's too strong, when the morning comes she's gone,
And not a soul survives to tell us all what happened."
Support Vessels: M/V Seaforth Highlander, M/V Boltentor, M/V Nordertor:
Neighbouring rigs, Sedco 706 & Zapata Ugland, were battered but survived:
Tags: Ocean Ranger, Mekhanik Tarasov, Seaforth Highlander, Boltentor, Nordertor, Sedco 706, Zapata Ugland, Hibernia, Newfoundland.
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In davidleewilson blogspot February 2007 about the Ocean Ranger is a four line quote from the ballad Your Last Goodbye (Bruce Moss) with lyrics and videos. Here is the missing link to my page
http://www.wtv-zone.com/phyrst/audio/nfld/02/goodbye.htm
(the link seems to have disappeared)
Cheers, Gery
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