Transocean’s Deep Horizon Oil Rig Sinks in Gulf of Mexico

“The combined response team was not able to stem the flow of hydrocarbons prior to the rig sinking,” said Transocean.
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Transocean’s Deep Horizon Oil Rig Sinks in Gulf of Mexico
Jan Jekielek
4/22/2010
Updated:
10/1/2015

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Fire boats battle a fire at the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon April 21, 2010 prior to its sinking. (U.S. Coast Guard via Getty Images)
Transocean Ltd.’s semi-submersible oil rig Deep Horizon sank Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico, after an explosion followed by a fire left 11 crew members missing. Fears are increasing that the missing staff members didn’t make it off the platform, say officials, as are concerns that the sinking rig could cause a serious oil spill.

“The combined response team was not able to stem the flow of hydrocarbons prior to the rig sinking,” said Transocean in a press release.

The Coast Guard is continuing its search for the missing persons, officials said.

Deep Horizon caught fire on Tuesday night around 10 p.m. Central Time, with an explosion that put the lives of 126 people in jeopardy. The rig was located 41 miles off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. In addition to 11 missing staff, seven people were injured by the blast and subsequent fire.

 

 

 

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Jan Jekielek
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Jan Jekielek is a senior editor with The Epoch Times, host of the show “American Thought Leaders” and co-host of “FALLOUT” with Dr. Robert Malone and “Kash’s Corner” with Kash Patel. Jan’s career has spanned academia, international human rights work, and now for almost two decades, media. He has interviewed nearly a thousand thought leaders on camera, and specializes in long-form discussions challenging the grand narratives of our time. He’s also an award-winning documentary filmmaker, producing “The Unseen Crisis: Vaccine Stories You Were Never Told,” “DeSantis: Florida vs. Lockdowns,” and “Finding Manny.”
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