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Rig survivor: 'It was a crematorium'
Sorry, you must enable Javascript to display media contentWorkers on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig told Panorama's Hilary Andersson of the horrors of the night the rig exploded and their battle for survival amid the flames.
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BP was told of oil safety fault 'weeks before blast'
A deepwater horizon rig worker said he identified a leak in its equipment weeks before the blast that caused the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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BP was told of oil safety fault 'weeks before blast'
Sorry, you must enable Javascript to display media contentA Deepwater Horizon rig worker has told the BBC that he identified a leak in the oil rig's safety equipment weeks before the explosion.
Tyrone Benton said the leak was not fixed at the time, but that instead the faulty device was shut down and a second one relied on. -
Rig worker: Fault found earlier
Sorry, you must enable Javascript to display media contentA worker on the Deepwater Horizon tells Panorama's Hilary Andersson that a key part of the rig's spill prevention equipment was broken weeks before the rig exploded.
Tyrone Benton, who is now suing BP and Transocean, said both were informed of the leak in the safety device. BP's Tony Hayward has told Congress that he has seen no evidence that safety was compromised in order to save money. -
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