The Revolt and The Revolting: Of course (click title to entry - thank you), there will have to be an investigation and custody of 'the rig' will have to go to the government for evidence.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Of course (click title to entry - thank you), there will have to be an investigation and custody of 'the rig' will have to go to the government for evidence.

This image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon Wednesday April 21, 2010. The Coast Guard by sea and air planned to search overnight for 11 workers missing since a thunderous explosion rocked an oil drilling platform that continued to burn late Wednesday. (AP Photo/US Coast Guard)

At issue is the very real fact that the oil industry has an abysmal record of safety on a global scale. This incident my be one of the first in the Gulf of Mexico in recent years, but, where there are oil rigs in the North Atlantic the European/British experience with the industry has a significant death rate.