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Rig survivors: BP ordered shortcut on day of blast – CNN.com
June 8, 2010 by Patrick Burwell
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“The BP official wanted workers to replace heavy mud, used to keep the well’s pressure down, with lighter seawater to help speed a process that was costing an estimated $750,000 a day and was already running five weeks late, rig survivors told CNN…
Safety was “almost used as a crutch by the company,” [a survivor] said. He said he was once scolded for standing on a bucket on the rig, yet the next day, Transocean ordered a crane to continue operating amid high winds, against its own policies. “It’s like they used it against us — the safety policies — you know, to their advantage…
I’ve seen gross negligence, and this conduct is criminal,” said Steve Gordon, the lawyer representing the men. “There’s a crime scene sitting 5,000 feet below the water.”
Say BYE BYE BP! -Patrick
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