[Travelandtourism] Rig explosion off the Coast of Louisiana

[cheryl echevarria]

Here we go again.  This is the latest from CNN.com

[Posted at 11:43 a.m.] U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Colclough tells 
CNN that all 13 workers involved in the rig explosion are accounted for, but 
one person is injured.

Coast Choppers are on the way to the site 80 miles south of Vermilion Bay.

[Posted at 11:33 a.m.] An oil rig has exploded 80 miles off the coast of 
Louisiana, with 12 people overboard and one missing, the Coast Guard said 
Thursday morning.

Rescue attempts are under way for at least 12 people, Coast Guard spokesman 
John Edwards told CNN. 13 people were on board the rig total, Edwards said, 
noting 12 have been accounted for, but one person was missing.

The accident took place 80 miles off the coast of Louisiana on the Vermilion 
Oil rig 380, which is owned by Houston-based Mariner Energy.

The Coast Guard has multiple helicopters, an airplane and several Coast 
Guard cutters en route. It's unknown if there are any injuries.

WWL: Coast Guard reporting rig incident

WDSU: 1 missing after rig explosion in Gulf
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