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December 27, 2010

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