Published on SEJ (https://www.sej.org)

Home > "Rescued Oil Rig Explosion Workers Arrive"

"Rescued Oil Rig Explosion Workers Arrive" [1]

"The first of 98 rescued workers from the oil rig explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig arrived at a Kenner hotel Thursday shortly after 4:30 a.m., after  a 100-plus mile boat journey from the burning rig to Port Fourchon Wednesday evening."

Chris Kirkham reports for the New Orleans Times-Picayune April 22, 2010. [2]

See Also:

"Transocean Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion shows new risks" (Christian Science Monitor) [3]

"La. Oil Rig Survivors Back On Land; 11 Missing" (AP) [4]

Disasters [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Public [7]
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [2], 04/22/2010
The Society of Environmental Journalists
1629 K Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: (202) 558-2055
Email: sej@sej.org
© 2026 The Society of Environmental Journalists. All Rights Reserved.
All graphics © SEJ, unless otherwise stated.
Source URL:https://www.sej.org/headlines/rescued-oil-rig-explosion-workers-arrive

Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/rescued-oil-rig-explosion-workers-arrive [2] http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2010/04/rescued_oil_rig_workers_arrive.html [3] http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0421/Transocean-Deepwater-Horizon-oil-rig-explosion-shows-new-risks [4] http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126156229 [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster [6] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [7] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81