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Marshall Islands Mainly Responsible for Safety Inspections of Deepwater Horizon
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast,Maritime Law on June 15, 2010
LA TIMES – In an article titled Flagging of Offshore Rigs Skirts U.S. Safety Rules, the Los Angeles Times reports that under International law, offshore oil rigs like the Deepwater Horizon are treated as ships, and companies are allowed to “register” them in unlikely places such as the Marshall Islands, Panama and Liberia — reducing… read more
Obama Meets With Oil Rig Victims’ Family Members – Photos & Video
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Government,Gulf Coast on June 14, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC – The family members of the 11 victims killed on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20 met with President Barack Obama Thursday, June 10, 2010. Tracy Kleppinger, widow of Karl Kleppinger, Jr., one of the 11 victims killed on The Deepwater Horizon, was among the family… read more
Oil Rig Attorney Says BP’s Conduct is Criminal
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Gulf Coast,Jones Act,Louisiana Maritime News,Maritime Law,Transocean on June 10, 2010
CNN’s Anderson Cooper of AC360, spoke with Steve Gordon, attorney for rig survivors of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster, in an exclusive interview which aired June 8, 2010. In the one on one interview, Gordon states, “I’ve seen negligence, I’ve seen gross negligence, and this conduct is criminal what they did”….”There’s a crime scene… read more
BP Warning Sign in Gas Station is Bitter Irony
Posted in BP British Petroleum on June 9, 2010
A sign in a BP gas station reads: Warning – Do Not Leave Pumps Unattended. You Are Responsible for Spills. BP should practice what they preach! Published by maritime lawyer Gordon & Elias, LLP
Oil Rig Survivors Tell Anderson Cooper What Happened On Night of the Explosion
Posted in BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Transocean on June 9, 2010
In an exclusive interview which aired June 7, 2010, five Deepwater Horizon rig survivors told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that the morning the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, a BP executive and a Transocean official argued over how to proceed with the drilling. The survivors’ account paints perhaps the most detailed picture yet of what happened… read more
Aerial View of Gulf Oil Spill Day 49 – Video & Photos
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News on June 8, 2010
GRAND ISLE, La – Kerry Sanders from The Today Show took a flight, June 7, on a Coast Guard helicopter for an aerial view of the Gulf Coast disaster. The view shows the scope of the devastation of the oil spill on day 49 of the greatest environmental disaster of our time. As Sanders reports… read more
BP Captures More Oil But Spill Could Go Into Fall
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Transocean on June 7, 2010
Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, appearing on CBS Face The Nation, said on Sunday that BP was succeeding in capturing more oil from its runaway well in the Gulf of Mexico, but cautioned that efforts to cap and clean up what’s already the largest oil spill in American history would stretch into the fall. “We’re… read more
Tar Balls Found on Florida Beaches in the Panhandle
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Transocean on June 4, 2010
PENSACOLA, FL – Officials have said it is inevitable oil will eventually wash up on Panhandle beaches after a slick from the Deepwater Horizon spill was spotted about 9 miles offshore this week. The edge of the spill had moved to four miles off the coast Thursday, Gov. Charlie Crist said after a flyover. Small… read more
BP Makes Successful Cut in Pipe; Cap Will Be a Challenge
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Transocean on June 3, 2010
METAIRIE, La. – Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said Thursday morning that BP made a successful cut into the Deepwater Horizon well’s riser pipe using giant shears, after abandoning a diamond wire saw that got jammed there the day before. BP’s underwater robots have succeeded in shearing through the pipe atop a blown-out well in… read more
Oil Arrives On Alabama Beach in Dauphin Island – Video
Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Environment,Gulf Coast on June 2, 2010
DAUPHIN ISLAND, AL – The BP oil spill has arrived on the pristine Alabama beach in Dauphin Island, Alabama. In a video, CNN’s John Zarrella shows us the beautiful, wide, white beach in Dauphin Island, Alabama. He continues to walk toward the shoreline where he picks up globs of oil as he describes the gooey… read more