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Deepwater Horizon Rig Was Registered in Marshall Islands

HeadlineJun 15, 2010

The Los Angeles Times has revealed the chief responsibility for safety and other inspections rested not with the US government but with the Republic of the Marshall Islands. That’s because the owners of the Deepwater Horizon registered the rig in the tiny Pacific Ocean nation.

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