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This is a producing rig, a drilling rig or a production platform. and there is a difference. it is the vermilion oil rig 380, owned by mariner energy. and the explosion happening about an hour ago, about 90 miles south of vermilion bay, in the terre bonne bay region. 13 workers on board the rig, all of them hit the water, all now accounted for. one with injuries, and we don't know the extent of the injuries. there was an explosion, there is is a fire ongoing, we understand. we will continue to try to gather additional information on this and update the story. if you need a home, listen up fo...

Rig. but it's also a production platform. can you help us sort out at least what this particular operation, this platform was functioning as at the time of this explosion and fire? >> caller: yeah, we're still getting details on that. from what we understand right now, it is a so-called fixed-platform, that means it doesn't move around. it's anchored to the sea floor in just about 300 feet of water and it primarily is a production platform. so, so oil and gas and it seems in this case, probably mostly gas comes into the platform. as far as we understand, there are not people on it on a day-to-...

There, and mariner says that the fire was reported to the coast guard on a rig 10:20 eastern time, and it burned for several hours. there were earlier reports of a sheen in the water, but a short time ago, the coast guard clarified all of that. >> the fire is out. coast guard helicopters on scene and vessels on scene have no reports of a visible sheen in the water there. is no report of an evidence of leaks, but we continue to investigate and monitor the situation to make sure it does not change. >> all of us will be waiting to make sure it does not change as well, because we have nightmares a...

Oil rig 380 owned by mariner energy. it exploded a little over an hour ago. about 90 miles south of vermilion bay. 13 people workers, on board that rig, all have been accounted tore. one suffering injuries. we do not know at this point the extent of the injuries. and this is being described now as a production platform. an explosion and fire, 13 people all accounted for. that's the good news, we'll continue to update the story for you right here in the cnn news room. ( revving, siren blares ) there's no way to hide it. sir, have you been drinking tonight?

A very busy day in the cnn news room. two big stories we're following for you right now. the left of your screen, it is the story of the production platform. and i think that's what we're referring to it at this point. but a production platform explosion in the gulf of mexico. about 90 miles south of vermilion bay. again, about, let's get back to the white house briefing. because we believe robert gibbs is talking about the rig, the platform explosion. >> this is a, i'm told this is a production platform about 100 miles off the coast, i'm told that the depth of the water is about 340 feet. so ...