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Daily Mail, 03.09.10 06:42 UTC

13 oil workers pulled from sea after second offshore rig explodes in Gulf of Mexico

An offshore petroleum platform has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill. U.S. Coast Guard officers received reports of the explosion ...


Huffington Post, 03.09.10 05:05 UTC

New Photos and Flyover of Mariner Platform

CREDIT: Copyright Jerry Moran 2010 www.nativeorleanian.com and www.OnWingsOfCare.org Pilot Bonny Schumaker of the California non-profit OnWingsofCare and New Orleans photographer Jerry Moran flew ...


Reuters - Top News, 03.09.10 01:51 UTC

No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire: Coast Guard

By Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS | Thu Sep 2, 2010 9:29pm EDT NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of ...


Washington Times, 03.09.10 00:38 UTC

Crew saved, spill appears small after oil-platform blast in Gulf

NEW ORLEANS (AP) | An oil platform exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. All 13 crew members were rescued ...


Seattle Times, 02.09.10 21:58 UTC

Earl's path along northeast is not well-worn

Pushed by an ill-timed trough of low pressure, Hurricane Earl is heading uncomfortably close to an area relatively few hurricanes tend to go: the Northeast coastline.


New York Post, 02.09.10 20:41 UTC

The Radiators concert

The New Orleans-based band brings their funk rock to the Brooklyn Bowl. Tickets are $10-$12; call 718-963-3369 or visit brooklynbowl.com for more info.


NJ.com, 02.09.10 20:17 UTC

Oil spreads into Gulf after Vermillion Bay oil rig explosion off Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS, La. Another oil rig exploded and caught fire today off the Louisiana coast, spreading a mile-long oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico west of the site of BP's massive spill. All 13 crew ...


Los Angeles Times, 02.09.10 18:06 UTC

Coast Guard: a mile-long oil sheen spreading from site of burning Gulf platform off La. coast

NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) The Coast Guard is saying that a mile-long oil sheen is spreading from the site off an offshore petroleum platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana. The site of ...


USA Today, 02.09.10 17:35 UTC

Workers rescued after Gulf oil rig explosion

A Gulf of Mexico oil rig exploded Thursday morning, sending its crew of 13 scrambling into the water 80 miles off the coast of Louisiana, the Coast Guard said.


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