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English: Platform supply vessels battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon. A Coast Guard MH-65C dolphin rescue helicopter and crew document the fire aboard the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, while searching for survivors. Multiple Coast Guard helicopters, planes and cutters responded to rescue the Deepwater Horizon's 126 person crew.
Français : Les restes en feu de la plateforme Deepwater Horizon .
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Source US Coast Guard - 100421-G-XXXXL- Deepwater Horizon fire ( Direct link )
Author Unknown author Unknown author
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20 April 2010