Second oil rig overturned. WTF!?

Nothingman54

Officials say an oil drilling rig on its way to a scrap yard has overturned in Louisiana.
No injuries have been reported. The overturned rig is unrelated to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that threatens the coast's fragile ecosystem.
The Coast Guard said Friday that the rig, called a mobile inland drilling unit, overturned about 80 miles west-southwest of New Orleans.
It can carry about 20,000 gallons of diesel fuel, but Coast Guard officials did not know how much fuel was on board. Coast Guard investigators say no fuel leaks have been found.
About 500 feet of boom has been set up around the rig to contain any fuel that might leak as a precaution.
Tina Moore, the owner of T. Moore Services, which owned the rig, says it was being transported to a demolition and scrap yard. She says the rig was mounted on a barge.
The Coast Guard has put out the following press release on the incident.


Kinda crazy. Attack of the overturned oil rigs. I'm taking bets on the next oil rig to overturn. Great odds!

gimmesometruth27

Nothingman54 wrote:

Coast Guard investigators say no fuel leaks have been found.

they said this same thing about the one that exploded and now look what has happened...i don't believe them at this point...

unsung

Why is DHS on the scene?

Do they suspect some type of sabotage?

I'm just starting to read into this after simply hearing about it.

gimmesometruth27

unsung wrote:

Why is DHS on the scene?

Do they suspect some type of sabotage?

I'm just starting to read into this after simply hearing about it.

i think it is standard procedure that in any accident involving the risk of major pollution or property damage DHS goes in to make sure there was no foul play and that they can determine if it was completely accidental or if it was a planned event....