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Gulf Oil Platform Explodes Off LA Coast -- Update
 [AP story] Offshore platform explodes 80 miles off Louisiana coast. No one killed, according to Coast Guard. All 13 people aboard the rig accounted for, with one injury. Coast Guard helis, planes, and cutters were dispatched to the site. No word on whether there is an oil leak.Platform is in about 2500 feet of water, not in production. Owner is Mariner Energy of Houston. 1:04 CST: Fox reporting, Mile-long oil sheen spreading from site of new rig explosion in Gulf of Mexico Posted by: Fred 2010-09-02 |
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