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Eleven missing after oil rig explosion
Updated: Wednesday, 21 Apr 2010, 5:35 PM CDT
Published : Wednesday, 21 Apr 2010, 5:34 PM CDT
MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) - The search continues for 11 people who were on an oil drilling platform off the coast of Louisiana when it exploded sending up a wall of fire. The explosion sent six people to USA Medical Center in Mobile, Alabama, where one is being treated in the burn center.
This story hit close to home for Kathy Breland.* Her son Craig has worked on an oil rig for 13 years and had just returned to sea.
Breland said she was watching the news when she heard the news that made her heart stop.
"It happened about 10:00 last night," said Breland.
Craig Breland, 32, was working on the Transocean Deepwater Horizon when it burst into flames Wednesday night. The flames reported to be 200 feet tall.
"You know, my son is a type one diabetic, that has your concerns. So I got all my prayer warriors together and started praying for my son's safety," said Breland.
Breland said the power of prayer paid off. Her son Craig, a father or two, survived the fiery blast.
"So glad to know he is alive!" she said.
The United States Coast Guard said out of 126 people on the rig, 114 have been accounted for, and 11 are still missing. The rig is more than 50 miles southeast of Venice, on Louisiana's tip.
Lt. Scot Albrecht said it's a major operation.
"Thirty different air crews were involved in the search and rescue mission. Pretty massive effort for this base. Probably couple hundred just here," said Lt. Albrecht.
Breland's thoughts are with those who are still missing.
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Okay, this makes TWO energy-related disasters since this thread was posted. I think we should turn this buffoon's thread into a running record of energy-related disasters for the next year or two, and continue to point out that not one single American has ever lost their life in the production of nuclear energy.