ANOTHER oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico

[JediAthos]

full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_gulf_rig_explosion

 

An oil platform exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. All 13 crew members were rescued from the water in protective "Gumby suits."

 

The Coast Guard initially reported that an oil sheen a mile long and 100 feet wide had begun to spread from the site of the blast, about 200 miles west of the site of BP's massive spill. But hours later, Coast Guard Cmdr. Cheri Ben-Iesau said crews were unable to find any spill.

 

The company that owns the platform, Houston-based Mariner Energy, did not know what caused the blast.

 

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said Mariner officials told him there were seven active production wells on the platform, and they were shut down shortly after the fire broke out.

 

The Coast Guard said Mariner Energy reported the oil sheen. But the company said in a public statement that an initial flyover of the platform did not reveal any spilled oil.

 

Photos from the scene showed at least five ships floating near the platform. Three of them were shooting great plumes of water onto the machinery. Light smoke could be seen drifting across the deep blue waters of the gulf.

 

By late afternoon, the fire on the platform was out.

 

This is insane...do those people not know how to maintain their equipment? Perhaps the president's moratorium on Gulf drilling was a good idea...

[Ping]

When will the disasters end?

[mimartin]

Perhaps the president's moratorium on Gulf drilling was a good idea...

No, because it isn't the oil companies fault, those Tree Huggers are sabotaging the rigs to push their radical agenda. *** This is the interweb, no actual proof required***

[Totenkopf]

No, because it isn't the oil companies fault, those Tree Huggers are sabotaging the rigs to push their radical agenda. *** This is the interweb, no actual proof required***

 

Shh!!!! Actually it's a false flag operation. Those filthy capitalists are secretly masquerading as lovable tree huggers bent on destroying America.

 

Will be intertesting to see exactly what the problem was this time. Happening like it did in shallow water should also make it easier to address. At least the "oil slick" report didn't pan out.