Similar Incidents
Not long after Alexander L. Kielland capsized, her sister rig, Henrik Ibsen, suffered a jammed ballast valve causing her to list twenty degrees, but it was later righted again.
Approximately 18 months later Ocean Ranger capsized in similar weather conditions off the Newfoundland coast. An investigation into the causes of the Ocean Ranger disaster by the US Coast Guard established that structural failure was not a factor.
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