Oil rig explodes 80 miles off Louisiana coast

[Siji]

"Oil rig explodes 80 miles off Louisiana coast; 12 people reported overboard and one missing, the Coast Guard says."

No further details yet.

Seriously, the baby jesus hates creole.


Oh.. and before anyone else says it..

DRILL BABY DRILL!

[Siji]

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/02/re ... 1&iref=BN1

Rescue efforts under way after oil rig explosion in Gulf

[Posted at 11:53 a.m.] U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Colclough tells CNN that 12 people from the rig are in the water immersion suits as they await rescue.

Colclough told CNN there are reports the rig is still on fire.

"We don't know what caused the rig to catch on fire," he told CNN, noting the incident is under investigation.

Asked about concerns regarding oil leaks or pollution, Colclough said "there are reports the rig was not actively producing any product, so we don't know if there's any risk of pollution."

[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.

Coast Choppers are on the way to the site 80 miles south of Vermilion Bay.

[Posted at 11:33 a.m.] An 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 under way 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.

[Ashur]

If I were Kim Jong Il or one of the legion of America-haters, this is what I'd have my subs doing. Whacking oil rigs.

[Soreali]

[Updated at 12:31 p.m.] All thirteen people aboard a production platform that exploded in the Gulf are accounted for and safely on a commercial vessel according to initial information, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a statement.

"We continue to gather information as we respond with full force, and have oil spill response assets ready for immediate deployment should we receive any reports of pollution," the statement said.

[Aabidano]

Obama needs to be guarding those oil rigs instead of gallivanting around in Mass.

[Metanis]

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Environmental groups and some lawmakers said the incident showed the dangers of offshore drilling, and urged the Obama administration to extend a temporary ban on deepwater drilling to shallow water, where this platform was located.

"How many accidents are needed and how much environmental and economic damage must we suffer before we act to contain and control the source of the danger: offshore drilling?" said Rep. Frank Pallone, a New Jersey Democrat.

Mike Gravitz, oceans advocate for Environment America, said President Barack Obama "should need no further wake-up call to permanently ban new drilling." 

Let's just ban all human activity everywhere.

On a serious note, why do news organizations feel they have to include that sort of drivel in their reporting?

[Aabidano]

"How many accidents are needed and how much environmental and economic damage must we suffer before we act to contain and control the source of the danger: offshore drilling?" said Rep. Frank Pallone, a New Jersey Democrat.

As he pulls away in his stretched Hummer paid for by an oil lobbyist (that's sarcasm).

How many dollars can we fail to put into alternative energy research to maintain the status quo?

On a serious note, why do news organizations feel they have to include that sort of drivel in their reporting?

Because it sells deodorant and gives Muffy and Trevor something to be outraged about when they post it to facebook. (Right before they go drive 1/2 mile in their Escalade to pick Biff and Missy up from school).

[Gzette]

Because it sells deodorant and gives Muffy and Trevor something to be outraged about when they post it to facebook. (Right before they go drive 1/2 mile in their Escalade to pick Biff and Missy up from school).

lol @ Biff and Missy

[masteen]

Per current naming standards, white burbspawn would be named Skyler and Dakota.

[Winnow]

Madison and Gavin

Hannah and Aiden

poor kids


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