An offshore oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill.[...]
[Coast Guard Petty Officer Casey Ranel ] says it hasn't been determined whether the structure is a production platform or a drilling rig .
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The Department of Homeland Security said the platform was in about 2,500 feet of water and owned by Mariner Energy of Houston. DHS said it was not producing oil and gas
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"Twelve people were accounted for, and one is missing.
"It happened around 9 a.m., and as of 10:15 a.m., the rig was still burning, the Coast Guard said."
What is that, now, three since April?
UPDATE:
An oil and gas production platform has exploded 102 miles off the central coast of Louisiana, with 13 people overboard, including one injured, the Coast Guard said Thursday morning.[...]
"This was an oil and gas production platform in approximately 340 feet of water, 102 miles offshore Louisiana (80 nautical miles)," said Melissa Schwartz, spokeswoman for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, which replaced the Minerals Management Service.
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[Petty Officer Bill Colclough of the Coast Guard] told CNN that authorities are trying to determine the cause of the blast, and that the platform apparently is still on fire from the explosion. Asked whether an oil leak has resulted from the explosion, he said the platform "was not actively producing any product."
"We do not know if there are any additional concerns of pollution," Colclough said.
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However, the Coast Guard headquarters in Washington reported that the platform, fixed in 340 feet of water, was in production at the time of the fire.
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