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Anyone see the interview with the computer/electronics guy that was one of the last survivors to get off the burning/exploding Deepwater rig?

Said that chunks of the safety valve designed to prevent exactly this sort of incident were coming up out of the drill tube, the chunks were shown to a supervisor by one of the drill rig operators. In the quest for the almighty $$$ drilling continued.

BP is so fucked.

He's a computer/electronics guy and he was standing at the drill rig while the valve was coming apart? sounds like he needs to be fired.

OSBF wrote:BP is so fucked.

If they're fucked the same way Exxon was fucked after Valdez, I'm sure they're relieved.

AZGrizFan wrote:He's a computer/electronics guy and he was standing at the drill rig while the valve was coming apart? sounds like he needs to be fired.

no, not what happened

go to the 60 min site and watch the segement

LINK:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/ ... bsCarousel" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

OSBF wrote:

AZGrizFan wrote:He's a computer/electronics guy and he was standing at the drill rig while the valve was coming apart? sounds like he needs to be fired.

no, not what happened

go to the 60 min site and watch the segement

I watched it. That guy is a hero. And damned lucky to be alive.

93henfan wrote:

OSBF wrote:BP is so fucked.

If they're fucked the same way Exxon was fucked after Valdez, I'm sure they're relieved.

Yup. As long as they keep the Benjamins flowing to the scum suckers on both sides of the aisle, this'll be nothing more than a blip on the radar for them.

AZGrizFan wrote:

OSBF wrote:
no, not what happened

go to the 60 min site and watch the segement

I watched it. That guy is a hero. And damned lucky to be alive.

i still want to know how he survived a 10 story plunge from the platform to the water. that had to hurt like a mofo.

Grizalltheway wrote:

93henfan wrote:
If they're fucked the same way Exxon was fucked after Valdez, I'm sure they're relieved.

Yup. As long as they keep the Benjamins flowing to the scum suckers on both sides of the aisle, this'll be nothing more than a blip on the radar for them.

I fear you may be right, but this one happened in our backyard, figuratively. Exxon Valdez was in an area most people could give two shits about.

We shall see...

OSBF wrote:

AZGrizFan wrote:
I watched it. That guy is a hero. And damned lucky to be alive.

i still want to know how he survived a 10 story plunge from the platform to the water. that had to hurt like a mofo.

And if he had the lifejacket on, he's lucky it didn't de-nut him when he hit the water.

Here's what 17 stories looks like :

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93henfan wrote:Here's what 17 stories looks like :

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Who gave that guy a 7.5??? The Russian Judge????

I could barely even watch that video - my hands were sweating sitting here in my chair.