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"Rig Inspectors Had Vast Gaps in Knowledge, Oil Spill Panel Finds" [1]

"Members of President Barack Obama's Oil Spill Commission said this week that they were shocked to learn during their months of investigation that federal drilling rig inspectors generally know little or nothing about the process of safely lining and sealing an offshore oil well."

David Hammer reports for the New Orleans Times-Picayune October 26, 2010. [2]

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Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [2], 10/27/2010
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