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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Press Conf
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airboyd.tv Video by SSgt. Jose Contreras. Courtesy USCG, Deepwater Horizon Response Unit HOUMA, La. — An aircrew releases oil dispersant over an oil discharge from the mobile offshore drilling unit, Deepwater Horizon, off the shore of Louisiana, May 5, 2010. To date, the unified response has dropped 156364 gallons of oil dispersant on the discharge.

The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled “Inquiry into the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Coast Oil Spill” on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Chairman Stupak explains that the committee investigation found that the blowout preventer had multiple problems—it had an apparent significant leak in a key hydraulic system, was modified in unexpected ways, was not powerful enough to do what it was supposed to do (cut through joints in the drill pipe), and that the “deadman switch” (which is supposed to activate the blowout preventer when all else fails) had a dead battery among other issues. Learn more about the hearing at: energycommerce.house.gov
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05-13-2010 – Survivor’s account of the Deepwater Horizon explosion.
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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Press Conf

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Deepwater Horizon Fire – April 21, 2010

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On April 20, 2010, an explosion occurred on the Deepwater Horizon rig and it caught fire. Eleven people are missing after the incident, 17 workers were injured and 7 of them were then taken to the hospital. Support ships sprayed the rig with water in an unsuccessful bid to douse the flames. Deepwater Horizon sank on April 22, 2010.

oil fire rig fire off the coast of New Orleans La Deepwater Horizon Video Courtesy US Coast Guard Atlantic

Remembering 11 lost Transocean workers. Our prayers are with the families. Toolpusher- Jayson Anderson Driller- Dewey Revette Asst. Driller- Donald Clark Asst. Driller- Stephen Curtis Crane Operator-Dale Burkeen Derrickhand- Roy Kemp Floorhand- Karl Kleppinger Floorhand – Shane Roshto Floorhand- Adam Weise MI Swaco-Gordon Jones MI Swaco-Blair Manuel Rest In Peace Brothers
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Rig as it is sinking
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