At least one of the eleven men that died in the initial explosion that triggered a disaster in the Gulf expressed concerns about safety practices on the oil rig.
Transocean toolpusher Jason Anderson told his wife, Shelly, that he was concerned about BP's safety practices on the rig. Anderson was so worried about an accident that he spent his last trip home getting his affairs in order.
"Everything seemed to be pressing to Jason about getting things in order. In case something happened. Teaching me how to do certain things on the motor home so that I could go and do things with the kids, make sure that I knew how to do everything," an emotional Shelly Anderson told NBC's Lisa Myers.
Her husband drew up a will and talked about his hopes for their daughter and son.
The last few times Jason called her from the rig he was was clearly worried.
"They were getting pressure from someplace higher up to do things that maybe weren't exactly the way Jason thought that they should be," she said. "It was a safety issue."
"Jason's father told us Jason was concerned that BP, which controlled the rig, kept wanting to stray from procedures to finish the well faster, which Jason considered unsafe," Myers reported.
The Transocean CEO sat in the Anderson kitchen and told Shelly how he would take care of her family. But even before the memorial service could take place, Transocean went to court to limit their overall damages.
"They haven't even let us say good-bye to at least have closure for his memory a little bit, to have time to explain to a 5-year-old that her daddy is in heaven. They're filing these lawsuits to limit us. They need to just slow down. Back up," said Anderson.
This video is from NBC's Today Show, broadcast June 3, 2010.
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5 comments:
I don't care how conspiracy theorish it sounds .. . too many bits of info are pointing to sabotage. With AGW credibility circling the drain, greenie profiteering opportunitie$ were disappearing. There is a great deal of pressure building to rescue cap & trade. Anti-capitalists drool at the prospect of the current admin seizing big oil (Fmr. Clinton Labor Sec. Reich: It's Time for White House to Takeover BP
) . . .bit by bit. Hours before the rig exploded, a heated argument about procedural safety measures took place between a newbie BP exec and seasoned rig operators. Investigate the ladder of authority which placed this newbie on that rig and focus on those who directed this newbie to over-ride time tested procedures.
The East Anglia e-mail leaks lead to ever expanding cracks in the foundation of the house of global redistribution theives.
Hi Pastorius.
The one thing all media so conveniently seem to forget to point at is as i mentioned on my blog "Why are all BP their efforts pointed at keeping that oil flowing and catching it so that they can sell it ?"Not one solution actually tries to seal the leak completely!
I would be more inclined to the sabotage theory if it weren't for the numerous reports of victims and survivors of the Deepwater Horizon disaster that proper procedures were not being followed to a degree where it made people acutely fearful for their lives. Warnings were being ignored. The celebration of the record-breaking drill was being emphasized. The newbie BP exec may have been an AGW-er or he may simply have been grossly incompetent and reckless.
Drudge reported that BP execs sold their BP stock 2 days before the explosion. Goldman Sachs did too. Odd coincidence?? And why did Napolitqano send out the swat team?
Drudge reported that BP execs sold their BP stock 2 days before the explosion. Goldman Sachs did too. Odd coincidence?? And why did Napolitqano send out the swat team?
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