Reports are beginning to come in that there is now a mile-long oil sheen spreading from the site of the Vermilion Oil Rig explosion. According to Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Coklough, the oil sheen is about 100 feet wide and was spotted near the platform operated by Mariner Energy. Three firefighting vessels have already [...]

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UPDATE: 2:11 p.m. EDT – The Coast Guard reports that there is, in fact, a mile-long oil sheen spreading across the water from the site of the explosion. All 13 people aboard the rig were found floating in the water in survival gear. Has history repeated itself?  Just four months after the devastating explosion of [...]

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