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In the new orleans area, correct? >> yes, that's right. >> breaking news just into cnn of a rig explosion that took place 80 miles south of vermilion bay. the rig in question is the vermilion oil rig owned by mariner energy. 13 people onboard. 12 are in the water right now. i don't know how quickly you can pull up something -- there you go. there's vermilion bay. >> not far at all from marsh island. the area of concern would be right here. a little target on there for you. yeah, this is an area where you have so many people that work -- obviously they work on the water. it's an awful thing to ...

>> of course. jenna: we do have breaking news for you here. we have reports of a rig explosion in louisiana. apparently, the coast guard is responding to this oil rig explosion, or the reports of this oil rig explosion. it's south of grand isle, louisiana. apparently, coast guard rescue chopper, helicopters are responding, and we know according to one local report from wzue that there were 13 people on board this rig, they're reporting 12 are accounted for, and seven helicopters are in the sky from both houston and new orleans. the coast guard helicopters, to try to go to this area and try to ...

♪ this is ground control to major tong you really made the grade ♪ ♪ >> welcome back to "morning joe." look at the space walk. they are repairing the cooling system. this is the international space station, pete. can i see the control room, please? can i please have a shot of new york for a second? i need to see pete breen. i missed you guys! t.j., you guys are cute. you still look exhausted and drunk. that's nice. hi to you, chris, too. shrimp season kicks off today amid a massive recovery in the gulf and the first commercial season since the bp rig explosion that dumped 200 million g...

Even as bp moves closer to finally sealing off the broken well in the gulf, relatives of the men who died in the rig explosion are still dealing with their own grief. they have watched the progress in the gulf knowing that even when all the oil is cleared away, their lives will never be the same. they are sharing their stories with cnn. >> we have two daughters. it was his choice to go the drilling route. we all stood by him. he was definitely my life. everything revolved around him and the girls. it was never dull. we were always doing something. he's not an indoor person. he's never watched ...

Something you don't ever expect to see. >> reporter: rescue swimmer kirk peterson was aboard the first coast guard helicopter sent to the scene. and on the way, reports grew more dire by the minute. >> started progressing to a rig explosion, a rig on fire. 160 people in the water with injuries and it kept growing and growing and growing. >> reporter: as they circled the blazing deepwater horizon, it was immediately apparent, peterson says, they were flying into a full-blown catastrophe. with the chopper running low on fuel, the 39-year-old father of two was hoisted down on to the nearby supply...