Mexico state-owned drilling platform Usumacinta slammed into the Kab 101 Light-Production Rig on Oct. 2, killing 21 people. Waves as high as 8 meters knocked the rig and platform together, damaging a drilling mechanism & pipes and causing fuel & oil spills
The accident occurred 20 miles offshore from the Port of Dos Bocas and caused gas & oil to spill into the Gulf of Mexico, coast state of Tabasco. The crew was unable to contain the oil leak. Pemex, Mexico’s state-owned petroleum company was not clear how much gas and oil has spilled. (Source: CargoLaw.com)
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1 meme // Nov 14, 2007 at 10:39 am
the usumacinta is a jack-up platform the platform in the photo is not the usumacinta
2 John // Nov 14, 2007 at 11:06 am
meme, thanks for the info! We made the correction on the main story just not on the photo page:
http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/incident-photo-of-the-week-pemex-oil-rig-disaster/
3 phill migues // Nov 21, 2007 at 8:11 pm
Thats a picture of theShell Oil Mars damaged by a Hurricane
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