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30 Years Ago: 84 FEARED DEAD AS OIL-DRILLING RIG REPORTEDLY SINKS IN NORTH ATLANTIC
The New York Times ^
| Feb 16, 1982
| The Associated Press
Posted on 02/16/2012 7:48:16 PM PST by Ocean Ranger
A huge oil-drilling rig reportedly sank in a storm off the coast of Newfoundland Monday morning, and all 84 men aboard were said to be missing in 50-foot seas and feared dead... (Page A8.)
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: drilling; oceanranger; offshore
Not all that long ago, in a lot of ways...
To: All
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posted on
02/16/2012 7:51:17 PM PST
by
musicman
(Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
To: Ocean Ranger
yea, not that long ago, things were actually manufactured and produced in this country, now laziness prevails, thanks to pres zero.
To: Ocean Ranger
yea, not that long ago, things were actually manufactured and produced in this country, now laziness prevails, thanks to pres zero.
To: thackney
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02/16/2012 9:00:48 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Ocean Ranger
Back in the 50s & 60s, the Air Force put up early warning radar stations out on the Grand Banks. They were called 'Texas Towers' because they were modled after the early off-shore drilling rigs. A big storm took one of them out with the entire crew.
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02/16/2012 9:24:29 PM PST
by
Ditto
(Nov 2, 2010 -- Partial cleaning accomplished. More trash to remove in 2012)
To: Army Air Corps
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02/17/2012 8:51:47 AM PST
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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