Oil leaking from sunken rig in Gulf of Mexico
The US Coast Guard confirmed Saturday that oil was indeed leaking ruptured well where an oil rig burnt and sank in the Gulf of Mexico. Estimates were that up to 42,000 gallons of oil were spewing each day from a riser and a drill pipe, prompting further concerns of damage to Louisiana's fragile ecosystem, already stressed by hurricanes and coastal erosion.
The best case scenario is sealing off the pipe ruptures in a few days; the worst case scenario is a matter of months. The Coast Guard said it would take several days before they determine how to stop the pipe leaks 5,000 feet down in the Gulf waters.
On Friday, the Coast Guard officially ended the search for 11 workers who had been missing since the platform erupted into flames late Tuesday.
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