Thursday, September 2, 2010

Deepwater Horizon Mark Two?

Not quite, but it was a close call, at least as far as safety is concerned.
A fire on a shallow-water production (not a drill) platform in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana caused the workers on board to make an emergency evacuation. All thirteen workers were rescued.
There have been unconfirmed reports about an oil sheen emanating from the Mariner Energy-owned platform. There have also been unconfirmed reports about no oil sheen emanating from the platform. If there is any environmental damage, I hope it's nothing serious.
Well, maybe just a little bit serious - some trifle that, I don't know, will cause David Vitter's poll ratings to drop twenty points!

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