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Battalion/Page 9 February 16, 1982 national or “Gyel' scow sell, ^ audiiiom Fedya copper a w that Ik ing then read th artedandi d a mai > live oiii ventures,’ r is a j oviets, ii^ ' rememlit •hey read ir of prep ths to 1 vill be lationalh g- A shon tributedtt al > (the eqt which is s,” Botja can visit* 's everytlu ances way fon Finn,” own out Warped By Scott McCullar Giraffe donated to LA Zoo in memory of dead son Mobil Oil Canada rig collapses Search finds no survivors United Press International ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland Search officials reported Monday there were no apparent survivors among an 84-man drilling crew that challenged the storm-tossed Atlantic in a de sperate attempt to escape a tee tering offshore oil rig. Seven hours after the col lapse of the $50 million, 10- >wHuda story-high Mobil Oil Canada rig tve, down n does in the oilrich Hibernia field, Coast Guard vessels radioed they had found two fibreglass ig, hehasi lifeboats bobbing in the churn- Im Jules ;sUnderi indication the lifeboats carried emergency locator devices. Radio contact was lost im mediately after the rig broadcast a Mayday. Search planes that battled the fierce ocean storm in a hunt for survivors reported all that was visible of the rig was an anchor and wave-riding marker buoys. Seven hours after the evacua tion, searchers reported they had spotted a partially inflated liferaft and two of the 40-foot fiberglass lifeboats, each of which can carry up to 50 people. Mobil said one of the sausage shaped lifeboats was in a cap sized position and the other one stern down, indicating both had taken on water. Bodies were seen near the lifeboats, but Sherk said no one has been able to get close to them because the swell is very high. Coast guard officer Lt. Cmdr. Douglas Caie said the Atlantic snow storm had reduced visibil ity to 300 feet and winds were gusting up to 70 mph. Under mg seas. “There were also bodies seen book W« in the water, but there is no indi te Mark! cation at this time that there are me he »i s>ny survivors,” Mobil official the preps Susan Sherk said. She acknowledged the Ocean Ranger rig had experienced a 5 degree list last week when one of 16 supporting pontoons went lightly out of balance, letting ater in or out. She did not now when it had last under- [gone a safety check. A fleet of planes, coast guard essels and the bulk carrier adus Atlantica battled the jangry sea to reach the area, on the promising Hibernia oil field 170 miles east of St. John’s, but conditions are still very ’ bad, coast guard officer Capt. Robert Alford said. > «. u. “My personal opinion is that it would be a miracle if there are United Press International LOS ANGELES — When Michael and Marsha Fuerst’s son died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, they buried him with the stuffed giraffe that was his first toy. They saved for five years to donate a real giraffe to the Los Angeles zoo as a memorial. “We wanted a living memo rial and something that could be enjoyed by children every where,” Mrs. Fuerst at the weekend dedication ceremony said. She said she hoped the gift would draw attention to the ill ness that killed their 5-month- old son, Matthew Ray, and make the work of the National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Found ation better known. The Covina, Calif., couple paid $10,000 for the 10-foot-tall Masai giraffe. About 175 friends and relatives, including Matth ew’s two brothers and two sis ters, gathered at the zoo Satur day for the dedication. Marcia Hobbs, president of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association, presented the Fuersts with a certificate. “We’re thrilled he’s (the giraf fe) here,” Michael Fuerst told the gathering. When the family first decided to get the giraffe, they found out it would cost $4,000. It took hlin said, but them two years to save the problems. Mo- money and when they called the Finally, the family promised mediately if the price could be to pay what money it had im- set at $10,000, Fuerst said. of import): s alth( jp three in: opean com percent strong gfi their seen t, the luedtheal* ! 'n 0 v. 25, 1979. le. apses overt ided Mobil said the drilling crew was ordered to abandon the Ocean Ranger at 12:15 a.m. ;Cauley ® '.when the steel rig began to list dangerously under pounding by 50 foot waves whipped by 70 mph winds. The steel rig was equipped with three fiberglass lifeboats and a dozen life rafts, but the coast guard said there was no y be a rtii rimination rked. Swi found in ve corf hinkinat; dtheysrf :ent ofA»[ y preferrtd tve a collft was some® .-a need IB hose sect® : promoted oyers ;ct secret) ,, nd not to ih morea» : training® compute’; schools a® ful secret 11 ’ iow how 1 she has 101 office eff :shekno* ! n, on any survivors. It was one of the worst oil rig disasters in history. On March 27, 1980, 123 workers died when an oil platform collapsed in the North Sea. Seventy crew men were killed when a rig top ed into China’s Bo Hai Gulf Get your Xerox copies ON THE DOUBLE at Northgate, above Fanner's Market Inexpensive, High-Quality Copies On Our Xerox 9400 FREE COLLATING in most cases. We specialize in REPORTS and DISSERTATIONS. Also: Self-service copying, typing, binding, resume writing, editing, business cards, wedding invita tions, stationery. ONE STOP service for reports and dissertations. ON THE DOUBLE 331 University 846-3755 HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. v # such conditions, even the spe cially-designed northern rescue helicopters cannot drop life- support equipment. Coast guard spokesman Mal colm McLaughlin estimated a man wearing regular clothing and a lifejacket could survive only 30 to 90 minutes in the icy water. Water temperatures were a few degrees above freezing. There were two other oil rigs in the same area of the Grand Banks, McLau neither reporter bil said all three rigs had stopped zoo, they were told the price of a drilling, and there was no dan- giraffe had escalated to $7,000. ger of an oil leak into the ocean. Three years later, with $7,000 The rigs were still conducting in the bank, the family called the exploratory drilling and pro- zoo again, and the price had duction had not begun. gone up to $10,000. Who's drawing you? County Seat's drawing you to the new store in Post Oak Mall! 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