BREAKING NEWS: Oil rig explodes in Gulf of Mexico

by jt Posted 2010/09/02 17:00:49

Related Topics: Coast Guard, New Orleans, Governor, Mexico

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VERMILION BAY, LA (WAFB) - The Coast Guard is responding to another oil rig
explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.

According to the Coast Guard, 13 people were onboard when it exploded and
caught fire Thursday morning.

Everyone is accounted for. Officials are reporting one injury.

The injured worker is being taken to Terrebonne General Medical Center in
Houma.

The other workers are in the water in immersion suits.

The rig is located about 90 miles south of Vermilion Bay.

Rescue choppers from New Orleans and Houston are responding.

The explosion happened around 9:30 a.m. and as of 10:30 a.m. it was still on
fire.

Coast Guard officials said they do not yet know if there is any type of leak
associated with this explosion.

They said there are reports it was not actively producing product, but they
will investigate whether there is any type of environmental impact.

The rig is known as "Vermilion 398."

The rig is owned by Mariner Energy, which is based in Houston, and is in
water about 2,500 feet deep.

The company has an office in Lafayette.

This recent explosion is west of the one that happened on April 20 which
caused a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Gov. Bobby Jindal will hold a news conference in Baton Rouge at the
Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness at 12:30 p.m.
on the recent rig incident.

You can watch it LIVE on Cable Channel 9 or www.wafb.com.

A fwd article: -jt

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☆The Rock☆ * AFCL* The Sher... 2010/09/02 17:06:02

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Andrew 2010/09/03 07:00:41

That is bad. I am starting to wonder why it keeps happening. I know something is up.

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Gregourii 2010/09/03 04:56:37

This is too... convenient, government conspiracy much?

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Ann 2010/09/03 04:55:17

I think it is sabotage. Good excuse to vote for Cap and Trade.

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Beccy 2010/09/03 01:46:06

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Really strange that there is a second explosion in 5 months.

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Dark_orcherd_rain 2010/09/03 00:30:57

bp screwed up bad

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tweety 2010/09/02 22:52:00

This seems awful familiar. Time to rape me more this winter with oil prices higher and at the gas pump too!

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David 2010/09/02 22:03:00

Well, tomorrow Wall Street should have a sell-off orgasm. I'll bet the DJA drops 200 points and gasoline prices jump 15 cents a gallon. I can't wait for the blame game to commence.

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enlightened one 2010/09/02 21:18:57

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Strange news indeed. I am glad no one was killed. The gulf seems to be the center of all mayhem and chaos.

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SoCalEx-Dem 2010/09/02 19:50:40

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Very strange!! At least no one was killed.

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ImageBandit ~ American Patriot 2010/09/02 19:41:35

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if the first one dont get the proper response - blow up another one

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pbunny 2010/09/02 19:15:42

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I'm glad nobody got killed and hope there will be no oil spill. How very odd that we've had another oil rig explode.

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vlad 2010/09/02 18:38:16

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remember the reichstag ! an excuse for the nazis to crack down on certain groups ! and give the psycho in charge full power over the nation . it happened then in germany ,it can happen here ! people who forget the lessons of the past very often learn the hard way ! if any one is behind these explosions at oil rigs ,we need look no further than our own corrupt govt !

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bags 2010/09/02 17:48:07

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My prayers for all the workers and their families. This is frighteningly soon after Deepwater Horizon. To me, it seems too soon to be coincidental. I so hope this is cleared up soon. Is this a BP well?

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Racefish 2010/09/02 17:47:35

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Now it's starting to look a little more like sabotage.

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lylamer... to Racefish 2010/09/02 17:57:13

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there not even doing news coverage on the coast of Ala

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Racefish to lylamer... 2010/09/02 18:55:32

Too many Republicans.

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disgusted to Racefish 2010/09/03 02:11:13

my thoughts exactly. there is a ton of oppostion to off shore drilling, It isn't outside the realm of possibility

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jasmine1 2010/09/02 17:47:27

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Barry will do anything to get what he wants. He has no ethics, period.

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Dave 2010/09/02 17:30:33

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Why don't the liberals wake up so we can drill in shallow waters or in Alaska ?
how about some wells ON LAND ?

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lylamerican 2010/09/02 17:28:26 (edited)

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i live here and this is not an accident.. i taking the notion to say neither wi'm sas the frirst!!o upsat,, i can't stand this

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Melizmatic to lylamer... 2010/09/02 17:43:21

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I also think the chances of this being a bonafide 'accident' are slim.

Heaven help us all.

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Autarchic 2010/09/02 17:26:23

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Not surprised.

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Phillip 2010/09/02 17:22:33

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Pass the conspiracy!

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wolfshadow 2010/09/02 17:22:20

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Is it just me or or is something going on here. Eco-Terrorists?

YEARS we go without any issues with these platforms and two go in one year... something is not right.

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bags to wolfshadow 2010/09/02 17:49:09

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Makes you wonder....foreign or domestic?

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Casy 2010/09/02 17:19:16 (edited)

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AGAIN? WHAT IS GOING ON? SOME THING DOES SOUND FISHY TO ME!!

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dick 2010/09/02 17:17:17

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That sucks! I wonder if it will drive gas prices up again!

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Noah Vaile 2010/09/02 17:16:31

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Weird? eh? Court knocks down most recent badministration ban on drilling and... kaboom!!
There apparently is some uncertainty as to who the the people who were on the rig in fact are, and what they were doing there. I just heard that the explosion happened shortly after they arrived at what is an inactive drilling rig.

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donedunn 2010/09/02 17:12:21

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F*ck is what I'm thinking. At least everyone is accounted for and there aren't any deaths reported yet. Lets hope all the shut off valves and saftey devices worked properly.

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♛Littlɘ Ǫuɘɘn~ƿɦɐɘϯ 2010/09/02 17:11:48

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Dude.....does this ever end?

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Melizmatic to ♛Littlɘ... 2010/09/02 17:40:14

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Nope.

We as a species seem bound and determined to utterly destroy our natural habitat.

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♛Littlɘ... to Melizmatic 2010/09/02 17:53:15

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It would seem so. Ugh!

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gary-da fuz 2010/09/02 17:08:48

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This whole thing Stinks ....OF CRAP&TAX

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tweety to gary-da... 2010/09/02 22:49:37

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Amen!

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wombat 2010/09/02 17:07:31

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blubblublub

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Friskywhisky 2010/09/02 17:06:38

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I can't wait to hear all the conspiracy theories. They be' some goood readin'!

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Melizmatic to Friskyw... 2010/09/02 17:41:44

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I don't get down with the theorists who see a conspiracy behind every corner, but this doesn't strike you as even remotely coincidental?

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Friskyw... to Melizmatic 2010/09/02 17:57:11

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A lot of them are total crap, but this one...Does seem kinda weird, I agree.
Especially since most of our government has stock in the oil companies, they really do run the world.

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Melizmatic to Friskyw... 2010/09/02 17:59:14

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