Coast Guard retracts statement about 2nd explosion on oil rig, says only 1 blast occurred
By APThursday, April 22, 2010
Coast Guard now says just 1 blast on oil rig
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard has retracted its statement that a second explosion occurred on an oil platform that sank off the Louisiana coast.
Petty Officer Tom Atkeson says a computer time-stamp problem created a mistaken impression that a crew member reported an initial explosion three hours before the rig went up in flames Tuesday.
Atkeson and two other spokesmen, including Coast Guard Senior Chief Petty Officer Mike O’Berry were mistaken when they told The Associated Press that crew members reported the first blast at 7 p.m. CDT.
He says only one report was sent and that was at 10 p.m. Central.
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