Oil Rig Explosion – Deepwater Horizon Rig Explosion

At least 11 people were reported killed in Wednesday’s oil rig explosion at the Deepwater Horizonan offshore drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

Most of the 126 people were believed to have escaped safely after the explosion on the rig Deepwater Horizon at about 10 p.m. Tuesday, Coast Guard Senior Chief Petty Officer Mike O’Berry said. The rig, about 52 miles southeast of Venice on Louisiana’s tip, was listing about 10 degrees and still burning Wednesday morning.

The Coast Guard and the Minerals Management Service will work together to investigate possible causes of the accident.