Oil Rig explodes in Gulf of Mexico - Coast Guard Reports

[democrat_patriot]

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Source: MSNBC




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No link or article - just stated on MSNBC.

Here we go again??

[democrat_patriot]

1. CG spokesman on after commercial...

will post more when I know more...

Edit: 20 miles south of Louisianna. Black Elk? is company...

[ehrnst]

2. Here's more information

http://www.khou.com/news/local/Coast-Guard-reports-offshore-platform-burning-in-Gulf-of-Mexico-179668691.html

No spill reported as of yet.

[democrat_patriot]

3. Thanks!!

[democrat_patriot]

4. 4 people airlifted off, no inury status

CG was alerted at 9:15 AM.

No spill reported yet...

[closeupready]

5. Here we go again is correct - this is how

the BP spill started, as I recall.

[nolabear]

6. You have GOT to be fucking kidding me.

Words fail. I'll curse more later.

[Comrade_McKenzie]

7. WWL-TV: US Coast Guard does not suspect oil rig fire in the Gulf of Mexico will produce a spill. nt

[Kelvin Mace]

12. And they know this how?

The explosion is a few hours old and they have no idea of the actual damage, yet they are sure that no spill has occurred or will occur?

[CindyinIndy]

8. Yeah!

Let's go ahead and build that Keystone pipeline thingy! WTF?

[nc4bo]

9. and don't forget, Drill, Baby Drill.

Damn.

Praying for the injured/killed and hoping there's not another oil mess to clean up in the Gulf.

[Berlum]

10. ...part of the Republican plan to destroy America and Planet Earth

...so the 1% fatcat jabba-the-hut Republicans can engorge themselves further with Profiteering.

[durablend]

11. BP: "Phew...takes the heat off us for awhile!" n/t

[Rhiannon12866]

13. Locking, sorry, this is a duplicate. Please continue discussion and post updates here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014307812