BREAKING NEWS: Coast Guard Reportedly Responding to Oil Rig Explosion in Gulf of Mexico

[Amby 490]

Rescue efforts underway after oil rig explosion in GulfAn oil rig has exploded 80 miles off the coast of Louisiana, with 12 people overboard and one missing, the Coast Guard said Thursday morning.

Rescue attempts are underway for at least 12 people, Coast Guard spokesman John Edwards told CNN. 13 people were on board the rig total, Edwards said, noting 12 have been accounted for, but one person was missing.

The accident took place 80 miles off the coast of Louisiana on the Vermilion Oil rig 380, which is owned by Houston-based Mariner Energy.

The Coast Guard has multiple helicopters, an airplane and several Coast Guard cutters en route. It's unknown if there are any injuries.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/02/rescue-efforts-underway-after-oil-rig-accident-in-gulf/

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Louisiana is freakin cursed.

[Amby 490]

[Posted at 11:43 a.m.] U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Colclough tells CNN that all 13 workers involved in the rig explosion are accounted for, but one person is injured.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

Calling it now:

FALSE FLAG 2

[Fandango 1,439]

[Posted at 11:43 a.m.] U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Colclough tells CNN that all 13 workers involved in the rig explosion are accounted for, but one person is injured.

Thank God for that!

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Calling it now:

FALSE FLAG 2

oh, ok.

[웃 910]

Who cares about oil rig explosions. We need to act now to prevent man-made global warming!

[Amby 490]

they just said on the news "this rig was not currently producing. meaning they were not pumping oil at this time."

[ValerieA 350]

It was supposedly a non-producing rig. I know next to nothing about how offshore drilling works. Does that significantly decrease the chances of a spill?

Edited September 2, 2010 by ValerieA

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If the pipe rips, then the oil will still come gushing out.

[Amby 490]

now they're saying there's a "sheen" on top of the water

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Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Coklough said the sheen, about 100 feet wide, was spotted near the platform. Firefighting vessels were battling the flames.

100 feet wide sounds tiny.

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

now they're saying there's a "sheen" on top of the water

[Gumbolette 58]

Oh please,Not again!

[mawilson 2,133]

now they're saying there's a "sheen" on top of the water