pass because they believe the standoff has caused major political damage to the governor and his fellow republicans. cnn will bring you more information on the wisconsin standoff as we get it. the u.s. navy says it prevented the takeover of a japanese oil tanker in the arabian sea which was under attack by pirates. it happened on saturday off the coast of oman. a special unit from the uss "buckley" seen here in the video stormed the deck of the vessel after the tanker crews confirmed they were in a secure compartment on bore. the four pirates were captured without an exchange of gunfire. an investigation is sunday way as to what caused an oil rig to catch fire in the gulf of mexico. two men use a life cap actual escape the flames today. they were picked up by a civilian vessel and plucked to safety of a coast guard helicopter. the platform is located 50 miles off the coast of louisiana and shut down two weeks ago and is not in production. the fire reportedly is out.