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There's reason to believe the atlantis may be unsafe. joe johns tonight is investigating. >> reporter: 122 miles off the louisiana coast in deeper water and able to pump more oil than deep water horizon ever did sits bp's monster of an oil rig. they call it atlantis. technology rivals the space shuttle some say. when you ask for the blueprints, schematics, draws that show you how to put this together, you'll get a surprise. 90%, that's right, 90% of the safety documentation for atlantis was missing at the end of 2008, according to food and water watch which got the information from a bp projec...

The most complex oil rigs in the world. a former bp contractor and at least two dozen lawmakers says there's reason to believe the atlantis may be unsafe. joe johns tonight is investigating. >> reporter: 122 miles off the louisiana coast in deeper water and able to pump more oil than deep water horizon ever did sits bp's monster of an oil rig. they call it atlantis. it runs on technology soum say rivals the space shuttle. when you ask for the blueprints, schematics, drawings that show you how to put this together, you'll get a surprise. 90%, that's right, 90% of the safety documentation for at...

>> in a production facility as sophisticated as bp atlantis, millions of components, moving parts that the operator needs to know where they are to turn it on, to shut it off in case of an accident. and it's outrageous that 90% of this safety documentation is missing. >> the whistleblower himself is scheduled to testify for congress this week and last month two dozen members of congress sent a letter to the administration, asking for the rig to be shut down. >> why can't you go out to the rig, look around and see if everything is in order or not? >> for one thing, bp atlantis goes 7,000 feet i...

How to. >> and in a production facility as sophisticated as bp atlantis, there are millions of components, and moving parts that the operator needs to know where they are to turn it on, shut it off and in case of an accident, and it is outrageous that 90% of the safety documentation is missing. >> reporter: the whistleblower himself is scheduled to testify for congress this week, and last month, two dozen members of congress sent a letter to the administration asking for the rig to be shutdown. why can't you go out to the rig and look around and see if it is in order or not? >> well, for one t...

How to put this together, you'll get a surprise. 90%, that's right, 90% of the safety documentation for atlantis was missing at the end of 2008, according to food and water watch which got the information from a bp project supervisor turned whistleblower. the group says atlantis is an accident waiting to happen and they're in court, seeking an injunction, claiming atlantis needs to be shut down now because in an emergency, no one would know how to. >> in a production facility as sophisticated as bp atlantis, millions of components, moving parts that the operator needs to know where they are to...