Coast Guard may be at fault in Gulf oil

[Quantum Windbag]

It seems the Coast Guard did not follow proper fire fighting procedures, or even its own rules, by attempting to put out the fire on Deepwater Horizon. This may have resulted in the sinking of the platform, and the breaking of the riser pipe that spewed all that oil into the Gulf.

The Coast Guard has gathered evidence it failed to follow its own firefighting policy during the Deepwater Horizon disaster and is investigating whether the chaotic spraying of tons of salt water by private boats contributed to sinking the ill-fated oil rig, according to interviews and documents.
Coast Guard officials told the Center for Public Integrity that the service does not have the expertise to fight an oil rig fire and that its response to the April 20 explosion may have broken the service’s own rules by failing to ensure a firefighting expert supervised the half-dozen private boats that answered the Deepwater Horizon’s distress call to fight the blaze. An official maritime investigation led by Coast Guard Capt. Hung M. Nguyen in New Orleans is examining whether the salt water that was sprayed across the burning platform overran the ballast system that kept the rig upright, changing its weight distribution, and causing it to list.

Haphazard Firefighting Might Have Sunk BP Oil Rig - The Center for Public Integrity

 

[ConHog]

and THIS kind of bullshit is EXACTLY why Obama is a grand standing douche bag for "demanding" $20B from BP before an investigation was even done. Will they return the money if it is found that the Coast Guard is liable?

 

[Political Junky]

Oh yea, watch the cons defend BP and blame our Coast Guard.

 

[Big Black Dog]

Our "Shallow Water Sailors" will never be blamed for this... At least not until BP has gone out of business.

 

[ConHog]

Oh yea, watch the cons defend BP and blame our Coast Guard.

Yes, how dare I want the blame properly assigned. Let's just assume BP is at fault, hell they got lots of money after all.

 

[Political Junky]

Oh yea, watch the cons defend BP and blame our Coast Guard.

Yes, how dare I want the blame properly assigned. Let's just assume BP is at fault, hell they got lots of money after all.

It's just so flagrantly Corporatist.

 

[ConHog]

Oh yea, watch the cons defend BP and blame our Coast Guard.

Yes, how dare I want the blame properly assigned. Let's just assume BP is at fault, hell they got lots of money after all.

It's just so flagrantly Corporatist.

So, let me get this straight. If you catch your kitchen on fire and the local fire department makes the fire worse and your neighbors house burns down, you have no problem paying for your neighbors house?

 

[Middleman]

and THIS kind of bullshit is EXACTLY why Obama is a grand standing douche bag for "demanding" $20B from BP before an investigation was even done. Will they return the money if it is found that the Coast Guard is liable?

Good grief.

 

[Charles_Main]

All this shows is the Coast guard fucked up fighting the fire. That does not mean they caused the initial accident or were responsible for the questionable practices that lead to the Blow out. I do not see how you would think that this would mean BP is not liable anymore Conhog.

Our Coast guard is not equipped or trained to fight that kind of fire, yet they risked life and limb to do so. Cut em some slack.

 

[Woyzeck]

It seems the Coast Guard did not follow proper fire fighting procedures, or even its own rules, by attempting to put out the fire on Deepwater Horizon. This may have resulted in the sinking of the platform, and the breaking of the riser pipe that spewed all that oil into the Gulf.

The Coast Guard has gathered evidence it failed to follow its own firefighting policy during the Deepwater Horizon disaster and is investigating whether the chaotic spraying of tons of salt water by private boats contributed to sinking the ill-fated oil rig, according to interviews and documents.
Coast Guard officials told the Center for Public Integrity that the service does not have the expertise to fight an oil rig fire and that its response to the April 20 explosion may have broken the service’s own rules by failing to ensure a firefighting expert supervised the half-dozen private boats that answered the Deepwater Horizon’s distress call to fight the blaze. An official maritime investigation led by Coast Guard Capt. Hung M. Nguyen in New Orleans is examining whether the salt water that was sprayed across the burning platform overran the ballast system that kept the rig upright, changing its weight distribution, and causing it to list.

Haphazard Firefighting Might Have Sunk BP Oil Rig - The Center for Public Integrity

Well, looks like they dun goofed up.