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I first heard about this story when it broke on CBC Radio. The host there was speaking with the naval commander in charge of managing the disaster. Most of the questions focused around the lost workers, the cause of the fire, and the overall logistics of extinguishing the fire and capping the well. There were one or two questions asked about the risk to surrounding wildlife, to which the most pertinent concern appeared to be if the rig's two large reserves for diesel fuel had ruptured.
Everything I heard about this in the beginning was saying this wasn't going to be a big deal, now look at it. Was BP just lying? Or are were they really this oblivious to the stakes? How can a company be allowed to take such huge risks and not even have simple fail-safes in place in case of a disaster?
New Orleans has been the one city in the US I've always wanted to visit, and I was so excited to get some time off work to road trip down there come beginning of June..... so much for enjoying the beaches and swimming in the ocean......
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