Oil rig platform catches fire in Gulf of MexicoThank God there was no loss of life. This unit is in 340 feet of water and relatively close to shore so plugging any leaks should be a matter of taking care of the fire and then a few days. 340 feet is a little bit outside the range of diving but very easy to operate in with equipment. Yahoo/Associated Press has a bit more:
The Coast Guard is on the scene of another oil rig fire in the Gulf of Mexico. Officials are now reporting a mile-long oil sheen spreading from the site.
Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Coklough said the sheen, about 100 feet wide, was spotted near the burning platform. He said Mariner Energy, Inc., the Houston company that owns the rig, had deployed three firefighting vessels to the site and one already was in place fighting the blaze.
According to the Coast Guard, 13 people were on the platform when it caught fire Thursday morning. All 13 are accounted for and one injury was reported.
Oil sheen spreading from Gulf platform explosionAnd of course, this is all Bush's fault... Posted by DaveH at September 2, 2010 11:55 AM
A mile-long oil sheen spread Thursday from an offshore petroleum platform burning in the Gulf of Mexico off Lousiana, west of the site of BP's massive spill.
Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Coklough said the sheen, about 100 feet wide, was spotted near the platform owned by Houston-based Mariner Energy Inc.
He said Mariner had deployed three firefighting vessels to the site and one already was in place fighting the blaze.
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