Another gulf rig explosion!

[CosmicCowboy]

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[CosmicCowboy]

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Rescue efforts under way after oil rig explosion in Gulf
[Posted at 11:43 a.m.] U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Colclough tells CNN that all 13 workers involved in the rig explosion are accounted for, but one person is injured.

Coast Choppers are on the way to the site 80 miles south of Vermilion Bay.

[Posted at 11:33 a.m.] An oil rig has exploded 80 miles off the coast of Louisiana, with 12 people overboard and one missing, the Coast Guard said Thursday morning.

Rescue attempts are under way for at least 12 people, Coast Guard spokesman John Edwards told CNN. 13 people were on board the rig total, Edwards said, noting 12 have been accounted for, but one person was missing.

The accident took place 80 miles off the coast of Louisiana on the Vermilion Oil rig 380, which is owned by Houston-based Mariner Energy.

The Coast Guard has multiple helicopters, an airplane and several Coast Guard cutters en route. It's unknown if there are any injuries.

[Drachen]

I just read that they have all 13 and one is injured.

[CosmicCowboy]

Must not have been a drilling rig if there were only 13 on board. Hopefully just a storage tank explosion on a production rig and no leak like the last one.

[balli]

Hopefully just a storage tank explosion on a production rig and no leak like the last one.

Why? Nature would just take care of itself anyway. :wakeup

[CosmicCowboy]

Why? Nature would just take care of itself anyway. :wakeup

Thats true, but we won't have to hear about it every time we turn on a TV or radio.

[CosmicCowboy]

hmmm...early report a producing gas well in 450ft water so no oil spill.

[Trainwreck2100]

Thats true, but we won't have to hear about it every time we turn on a TV or radio.

Son we have a bigass storm that will, God willing, tear the East coast a new one so that will be on TV for awhile

[nkdlunch]

Impeach him!