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Report: All of Rig’s Defense Systems Failed During Explosion

HeadlineDec 27, 2010

The warning comes as a new independent investigation has found that the April 20th explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig occurred because every single one of the rig’s defenses failed. According to the New York Times, every defense mechanism to prevent an explosion either didn’t work, was activated too late, or wasn’t deployed at all.

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