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Rig

An Oral History of the Ocean Ranger Disaster

by (author) Mike Heffernan

Publisher
Breakwater Books Ltd.
Initial publish date
Feb 2009
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781897174418
    Publish Date
    Feb 2009
    List Price
    $19.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781771030236
    Publish Date
    Feb 2009
    List Price
    $17.99

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Description

In the early hours of February 15, 1982, tragedy struck the Ocean Ranger oil rig when it capsized and sank in a severe weather storm 170 nautical miles east of St. John's, Newfoundland. All of the eighty-four crewmen perished, including fifty-six men from the province. This was Canada's greatest maritime disaster since World War II. Rig is a powerful story filled with first-person accounts and previously unpublished photographs. In an intimate journey through grief and sadness, Rig searches for reconciliation among the victims' families and those who risked their own lives to help those on the Ocean Ranger.

About the author

Mike Heffernan was born and raised in St. John's, Newfoundland. He is the author of the national bestseller Rig: An Oral History of the Ocean Ranger Disaster, which was adapted to the stage by Rising Tide Theatre and the Arts and Culture Center, and The Other Side of Midnight: Taxicab Stories. His work has appeared in Riddle Fence, This Magazine, Our Times and been performed on CBC Radio. Let It All Fall: Underground Music and the Culture of Rebellion in Newfoundland, 1977-95 is his latest book.

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