Thursday, September 2, 2010

All rig workers accounted for in incident south of Vermilion Bay


Authorities say all 13 workers on board a rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico are accounted for.  One of them was taken to Terrebonne General Medical Center.

The Coast Guard said a helicopter in the vicinity of the rig, 80 miles south of Louisiana's Vermilion Bay, reported the incident around 9:30 a.m. Thursday.  The Coast Guard responded with seven helicopters, four boats and two airplanes.

Stay tuned to WWL-AM/FM and WWL.com for more updates.

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